Monday, June 15, 2009
Pikes Peak Ski
With spring ending and baby number 3 on the way I took the final trip of the 2008-2009 ski year and it was as good as it gets. TR here. Pikes Peak TGR TR
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ski Most of the 14ers
The following is a list of my "Ski Most of the 14ers" project. It all started on July 4th, 1998, with a ski descent of Torreys Peak with a pair of skis found in a dumpster outide my apartment. Since then I've tried to ski a few peaks a year, mainly on our annual Memorial Day trip. The latest trip was a debacle of epic proportions up to Lake Como, resulting in several days of pushing the route higher and higher up Blanca but ultimately succumbing to the beast. Next time we'll need to get a Navajo blessing.
A huge thanks to my many partners throughout these trips, Gabe Fielding, Steve Hetzel, Marcel Godbout, Chris Cavallaro, but it is my brother Mike that gets the most props for accompanying me on most of these journies. Never complaining, never wavering, the ultimate partner.
Total 14ers skied -- 49
By category, this is a rough outline of the relative difficulty of the combined climb and ski descent of the peak.
Quandary, Elbert, Bierdstat, Lincoln, Oxford, Redcloud, Democrat, Sherman, Bross, Princeton, Antero, Humboldt
Torreys, Challenger, Massive, Handies, Belford,Huron, Missouri, Sunshine, Harvard, Castle, Conundrum,Evans, Columbia, Huron, Grays, Yale, Uncompahgre, Shavano, Tabeguache, Lindsey, San Luis, Blanca, Ellingwood, Culebra
Longs, Wetterhorn, Snowmass, Maroon, La Plata, Holy Cross, Crestone Peak, Kit Carson, North Maroon, Sneffles, Little Bear, Mount Wilson
None
A huge thanks to my many partners throughout these trips, Gabe Fielding, Steve Hetzel, Marcel Godbout, Chris Cavallaro, but it is my brother Mike that gets the most props for accompanying me on most of these journies. Never complaining, never wavering, the ultimate partner.
| Date | Peak | Route | Trip Report | Partners | Summit Ski |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/1998 | Torreys | dead dog | None | Mike | yes |
| 6/1999 | Grays | east slopes | No TR or summit ski, done right later | Mike | no |
| 5/2000 | S.Maroon | east chutes | No TR or summit ski, done right later | Mike Cab Perry | no |
| 4/2001 | Quandary | Cristo | Cristo TR | Cab | yes |
| 5/2001 | Challenger | Kirk Couloir | Challenger TR | Mike\Gabe | yes |
| 6/2001 | La Plata | north face | La Plata TR | Solo | yes |
| 5/2002 | Massive | east face | None | Gabe | yes |
| 3/2002 | Elbert | elbert trail | Elbert TR | Mike\Gabe | yes |
| 11/2002 | Bierdstat | West Slopes | None | None | yes |
| 3/2003 | Quandary | East Face | None | Marcel | yes |
| 4/2003 | Lincoln | Putnam Gulch | None | Hetzel | yes |
| 5/2003 | Belford | West/East faces | None | Cab\Mike\Jim | yes |
| 5/2003 | Oxford | west slopes | None | Mike | yes |
| 5/2003 | Missouri | North Ridge | None | Mike | yes |
| 5/2004 | Wetterhorn | East Face | Wetterhorn TR | Mike\Cab | yes |
| 5/2004 | RedCloud | NE Ridge Climb | Redcloud TR | Mike\Cab\Jim\Hetzel | yes |
| 5/2004 | Sunshine | NW Face | Sunshine TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2004 | Handies | American Basin | Handies TR | Mike | yes |
| 4/2005 | Democrat | Standard ridge from Kite Lake | None | Solo | yes |
| 5/2005 | Harvard | South Face | Harvard TR | Hetzel\Gabe | yes |
| 3/2006 | Bierdstat | West Slopes | Video | Mike | yes |
| 4/2006 | Sherman | Hilltop Bowl from Four Mile Creek | None | Solo | yes |
| 5/2006 | Castle | Castle North Couloir | Castle TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2006 | Conundrum | Conundrum Couloir | Conundrum TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2006 | Snowmass | Snowmass Bowl | Snowmass TR | Mike | yes |
| 1/2007 | Evans | Northeast face | Evans TR | Mike | yes |
| 4/2007 | Bross | Moose Creek Gulch | None | Mike | yes |
| 5/2007 | Columbia | Three Elk Creek | None | Mike\Hetzel | yes |
| 5/2007 | Huron | East Face | None | Mike | yes |
| 5/2007 | Missouri | North Face | None | Mike | yes |
| 4/2008 | Grays | Stevens Gulch | Grays TR | Mike | yes |
| 4/2008 | Longs | Keplingers Couloir | Longs TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2008 | Mount Yale | Avalanche Gulch | Yale TR | Mike\Jay | yes |
| 5/2008 | Mount Princeton | east slopes | Princeton TR | Mike\Hetzel | yes |
| 1/2009 | Uncompahgre Peak | South Ridge | Uncompahgre TR | Mike | yes |
| 3/2009 | Mount Antero | Baldwin Gulch | Antero TR | Mike\Gabe | yes |
| 6/2009 | Pikes Peak | Railroad Couloir | Pikes TR | Solo | yes |
| 3/2010 | Shavano and Tabeguache | Angel to North Ridge | Shav and Tab TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2010 | Humboldt | South Slopes | Humboldt TR | Solo | yes |
| 5/2010 | Maroon | Bell Cord | Maroon TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2011 | Lindsey | North Gully | Lindsey TR | Solo | yes |
| 5/2011 | Crestone Peak | South Face | Crestone TR | Mike | just below the step off the summit |
| 3/2012 | San Luis Peak | Yawner Gully | San Luis TR | Mike | yes |
| 4/2012 | Holy Cross | Cross Couloir | Holy Cross TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2013 | Kit Carson | OB Couloir | Kit Carson TR | Bill, Otina | yes |
| 5/2013 | North Maroon | North Face | North Maroon TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2014 | Mount Sneffles | Birthday Chutes | Sneffles TR | Mike | yes |
| 3/2015 | Mount Cameron | East Slopes | Cameron TR | Solo | yes |
| 5/2015 | Blanca Peak | NW Face | Blanca TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2015 | Little Bear Peak | Hourglass | Little Bear TR | Mike | yes |
| 4/2016 | Ellingwood Point | South Face | Ellingwood TR | Mike | yes |
| 5/2016 | Mount Wilson | East Face | Mount Wilson TR | Mike | from saddle 100 feet below summit |
| 5/2016 | Culebra | West Ridge | TR | 14ers group | yes |
Total 14ers skied -- 49
By category, this is a rough outline of the relative difficulty of the combined climb and ski descent of the peak.
Torreys, Challenger, Massive, Handies, Belford,Huron, Missouri, Sunshine, Harvard, Castle, Conundrum,Evans, Columbia, Huron, Grays, Yale, Uncompahgre, Shavano, Tabeguache, Lindsey, San Luis, Blanca, Ellingwood, Culebra
Longs, Wetterhorn, Snowmass, Maroon, La Plata, Holy Cross, Crestone Peak, Kit Carson, North Maroon, Sneffles, Little Bear, Mount Wilson
None
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