After seeing a trip report on 14ers.com which told the story of new snow in the Southern Sawatch, Matt and I decided a trip down to Mt. Antero was in order. This would end up being the first 14er ski descent of the 09/10 season for both of us. Matt and I were more than ready to get back on the horse. Keep reading…
We skied La Plata Saturday and it ended up being a fairly grueling wrap-up of a good string of spring ski descents. I am completely ready to hang up the skis for awhile and after Saturday, it seems there‘s not much of a choice. Partners for this one ended up being Jon and Wes, two guys I‘ve skied with multiple times already this spring. Keep reading…
When I noticed Thursday night that a 14ers.com group was heading up Missouri and that there was at least one other skier in the group, I decided to join the party. The standard ski route on Missouri is north facing, so I figured the route would be in and even potentially decent this late in the year. Keep reading…
Anyone ever gone for a Shavano summit ski descent in June? Well after seeing a few TR‘s it looked like one could be pieced together, and I was especially eager to get back at Shavano after a ski attempt in March ended in failure. Wes was up for the challenge and, having never even summited Shavano, he was in for a double reward. Keep reading…