This past Friday, on the Sangree High Route. I got the feeling that Scott Messina (pictured here) likes marking trails. Yep, those are the ubiquitous blue diamonds that Colorado backcountry skiers have become fond of over the years. I used…
Leadville
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You know how sometimes something dredges up emotions you didn’t know you had deep inside you? I had an experience like that a few days ago.
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News and opinion about backcountry skiing and mountaineering, Colorado and Washington state snow sports.
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Bob Lewis, 10th Mountain Division vet who was an Aspen area mountaineer and conservationist.
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Louie and I traveled over to Leadville, Colorado and camped at the Vicksburg trailhead in position for skiing mount Mount Oxford and Mount Belford.
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During a recent trip to Leadville, Colorado my friend Chris from CODE4x4 turned me on to this roadside burrito stand. Highly recommended! Easily spotted on the main drag at the north end of town. If you’re on a fourteener bagging…