We’re three weeks into 2014, and with a stretch of beautiful weather and a good amount of snow already this season, Christy and I climbed and skied UN13811 (as in “unnamed summit that’s 13,811 feet in elevation”) last weekend. And thus began the 2014 Centennial Skiers season.
We’re pretty sure everyone has gotten over hearing about skiing at this point, but the snow just continued to hang on in the Sawatch Range so I was able to check off a few more peaks this past weekend – Oklahoma, Casco, and French.
Late season snow allowed for a June descent of the North Face of Mount Silverheels, a Centennial 13er near Hoosier Pass and one that was on our list for the Centennial Ski Project.
California Peak is a massive high 13er in the southern part of the Sangres near the 14ers Blanca and Lindsey.
It was a great day skiing Ice Mountain and North Apostle.
Casco and French, a cool combo of high 13ers with cool ski lines.
We wrapped up our San Juan road trip yesterday with a surprisingly fun ski descent of Jones Mountain.
Seven of us stood on the top of Vermillion Peak at 13,894 ft. feeling pretty lucky to have a chance to ski down the highest peak in San Juan County.
As our fourth peak in as many days, we skied Gladstone Peak via Sunshine Mesa and Bilk Basin.
Teakettle Mountain located in the San Juan range is widely considered one of Colorado’s hardest Centennial Peaks.
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
