Lynn Sanson backcountry skiing today near Marble, Colorado. It snowed about a foot up there in the past 24 hours, and looks truly fine with a nice late season snow cake icing. As happens in April, the snow was changing from pow to muck while we watched, but we got in a few turns before it turned. Much will be breakable crust by tomorrow or the next day, then perhaps cycle again as we get more in what looks to be a regular series of storms coming our way.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.