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So with all the snow that we’ve been getting, this spring has posed some problems with getting up high. It’s all about the weather windows in my opinion, and the weather windows have been a little hard to come by. I have an aversion to getting up high and then being caught in clouds, I [...]

So after Wetterhorn I fueled up the body at the Packer Saloon and headed north to meet up with Allison and Gary. I killed some time at Mt Princeton Hot Springs. It felt nice to get some hot water. Then I headed to Salida and had some dinner. I wrote a TR for Wetterhorn and [...]

Well I over slept my alarm the day before and woke up when my truck got really warm. I was on La Sal Pass trying to get Tuk done but when I was driving out I noticed it didn’t have enough snow for a ski. So I guess it all worked out OK in the [...]

For the last day of eight in a row I met up with Piers Peterson, Jesse’s brother for a ski of Arkansas. Jesse skied a line off the east ridge that I thought would make a nice addition to the book. We met up at the Climax corner trailhead and were shooed away by some [...]

After finishing up with Anderson we headed back to Aspen for some grub then went to Cottonwood Hot Springs. Ross and Nick joined us and we finalized the plans for Saturday. Timing would be key as we all needed to get to Alma Town Hall for Jesse’s memorial service at 1pm. So naturally we stayed [...]

After Grays I headed south for the Indy Pass area. I saw alot of good looking lines in the McNasser Gulch area so I headed there for a little recon. I was stunned to find almost no snow in any of the drainages that I drove up. I had to hatch another plan. I thought [...]

Couldn’t seem to get it all together the night before so I just decided to go skiing close by. I knew that there would be some snow up in Stevens Gulch so I just headed up there. The choke of the Rat was a rocky mess and I probably hit it too late in the [...]

After Handies I headed over Cinnamon Pass and had some lunch in Silverton. I love that drive. The road has gotten a lot rougher since I did it last time. I then headed to Orvis Hot Springs for some relaxation. I love the healing hot water. I made a few calls and tried to come [...]

Its funny how things seem to just work themselves out lately. I just seem to believe in a positive outcome and this seems to lead to good things happening. After dinner in Lake City I got a call from a 14ers.com member about hooking up for Handies. Sweet I had a partner, well he never [...]