Colorado Skiing Continues to Provide – Montezuma Basin – Castle Peak

Contrary to my prediction of a couple good weather days, our high altitude conditions in the Colorado Sawatch were rather rainy and cloudy the past few days. We thus got a quick classic descent of Grizzly Peak on Monday, but…

Trip planning is fun. First I got the NOAA weather synopsis, looks like a good window Monday and Tuesday in central Colorado. Then off to Topozone for a few GPS numbers.

Pete Anzalone dropping in off the top of Grizzly, yesterday. Click image to enlarge. Darn, Louie and I had to stay home for his last day of school ceremonies — but we’ll be heading up there next week if the…

Dan this morning on the Continental Divide at about 12,000 feet near Independence Pass, Colorado. Geissler #2 in background. Interesting conditions. Cold air lingers over the region, by 9:00 AM only the easterly exposures had softened enough for silky skiing.…

View from Blue Peak this morning, looking southerly at Mountain Boy region of Independence Pass, Colorado. (Click to enlarge.) A cold front moved through yesterday and last night, leaving a coating of white above about 11,000 feet. Since the terrain…