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.
backcountry skiing
Backcountry skiing is THE top subject of WildSnow.com
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(News Flash – Friday PM: Lincoln Creek Road off Independence Pass Road in Colorado is now open, providing access to the Grizzly Peak area of the Sawatch Mountains. Bob Perlmutter just got back from an awsome day on Grizzly, and…
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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.…
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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…
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When the skiing gets too rough (this year probably in a week or so), we usually hang up our planks for about twelve weeks and enjoy summer.
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Lisa makes some turns for Robin Ferguson this morning at Independence Pass. Some of you might remember when we reported a while back about the untimely death of Friends Hut founder and ski alpinist Robin Ferguson. This afternoon was his…
