Back-country skiing Guides and Trips
Trips
Mr. Trout and I got a big surprise when we got to Georgetown and found out that Guanalla Pass was closed from that side. We had gotten a really early start, so I decided to drive around to the other side of the pass. Bierstad was looking a little bare for my ski descent, but it looked like I could patch together a true ski descent from the summit. We got gorgeous...
We drove to the top of Mount Evans the second day after they opened the road, to find howling winds, but bright vibrant sun. We waited for the sun to soften the snow into that wonderful spring corn, and headed for the summit. We managed to strap on our skiis and pick our way into a perfect North East facing couloir. We were able to carve a couple turns before having to...
I have been eyeing this classic line all spring, and after several recon missions, we nailed it. It's a descent skin and climb up to this iconic 14er, but oh boy is it worth it. We encountered roaring 50 mph gusts once we started the traverse across the face of Gray's to the saddle between the peaks, and they didn't stop untill we started our descent. The snow was far from ideal...
