South Maroon Peak – Bell Cord Ski Descent – 5.31.06
Skiing the Upper East Face and Bell Cord Couloir on South Maroon.
Snowmass Mountain West Face Ski Descent – 5.21.06
Christy, with the East Face of Siberia Peak behind. Route: West Face Team: Ted, Christy, Dirk Bockelmann Take two. I skied “on” Snowmass Mountain back in 2002, but couldn’t claim it as a summit descent. So after Pikes Peak last week, I rallied Dirk and Christy for what has become our annual Memorial Day Weekend 14er ski trip and we headed over to Marble. A new side of the mountain...
Pikes Peak Y Couloir – 5.15.06
The “Reverse Trailhead” meant we climbed back up after skiing. Route: Y Couloir Team: ted, Chris Davenport It would be a month after Pyramid before I skied another 14er. An eight day trip to Valdez, AK followed by a ski expedition to the tallest peak in Greenland, all sandwiched around buying and remodeling our condo kept me busy when Chris was stepping up his efforts on the 14ers. I was...
Mount Lincoln Ski Descent – 4.26.06
An April ski descent of Mount Lincoln.
East Face of Pyramid Peak Ski Descent – 4.13.06
Chris, in the big middle section of the Landry Route. Route: East Face Team: Ted, Chris Davenport, Neal Beidleman The advanced planning was minimal, consisting of a couple of organizational calls from Chris, laced with tones of muted optimism. The recon was even more limited. We had a few aerial shots of the route, a line that had only been skied once before back in 1978. The hazards were widely...
Snake Couloir – Mount Sneffels Ski Descent – 11.7.05
An early season ski descent of the Snake Couloir on Mount Sneffels.
Holy Cross – Cross Couloir Ski – 7.3.05
On the summit, a gorgeous July day. Route: Cross Couloir Team: Ted (solo) In 2005 I skied during every month of the year. I had always heard of people in Colorado doing this, traveling to small desperate patches of sun-cupped summer snow just to be able to say they skied all year. September and August can be the toughest to pull off. July was easy, I went to Holy Cross....
Missouri Mountain Ski Descent – 6.5.05
With the ramp finished, a pole touch from the benchmark, we were ready. Route: North Face Team: Ted, Christy With the arrival of June, north facing snow was about all that was left. The view of Missouri’s north side from La Plata the week before showed it was still in from the top, or so it appeared. Christy and I were excited as we made the quick trip over Independence...
La Plata Peak – North Face – 5.30.05
A late May ski descent of the North Face of La Plata Peak.
North Face of North Maroon Peak – 5.27.05
My first ski descent of the North Face of North Maroon Peak back in 2005.
About Christy & Ted
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
