Centennial Skiers

Welcome to Centennialskiers.com

We did it! On May 27, 2015 we climbed and skied Jagged Mountain and thus completed our goal to climb and ski the 100 tallest mountains in Colorado. Read the final trip report here.

In 1876, Colorado was granted statehood and given the nickname of the Centennial State. Defined by the Rocky Mountains that traverse it, there are more high summits in Colorado than any other state in the Lower 48. Be it early settlers or miners a century ago, or climbers and skiers today, these mountains have been challenging all who step foot on them.

For those who seek the challenge to climb the mountains of Colorado, the 100 highest summits in the state are known to mountaineers as the Centennial Peaks. Spread out among the various ranges of the state, the Centennials include the famed 14,000 foot peaks– a.k.a. the 14ers– and the forty-seven highest 13ers. Climbers have been tackling the Centennials for years, and now three Aspen ski mountaineers– Chris Davenport, Christy Mahon, and Ted Mahon– are embarking on the goal to ski them all.

Chris, Christy, and Ted already have a head start– they have each completed skiing the Colorado 14ers, and to varying extents, have skied some of the high 13ers as well. Centennialskiers.com was created to track their progress as they set out to ski the 100 highest summits in the state.

For more info about the group, backgrounds, and achievements from Colorado and beyond, check the About Us page.
Thanks for following along!

-Dav, Christy, and Ted

The Centennial 13ers

Grizzly Peak – 13,988 ft.

Mount Stewart – 13,983 ft.

Columbia Point – 13,980 ft.

Pigeon Peak – 13,972 ft.

Mount Ouray – 13,971 ft.

Ice Mountain – 13,951 ft.

Fletcher Mountain – 13,951 ft.

Pacific Peak – 13,950 ft.

Cathedral Peak – 13,943 ft.

French Mountain – 13,940 ft.

Mount Hope – 13,933 ft.

Thunder Pyramid – 13,932 ft.

Mount Adams – 13,931 ft.

Gladstone Peak – 13,913 ft.

Mount Meeker – 13,911 ft.

Casco Peak – 13,908 ft.

Red Mountain – 13,908 ft.

Emerald Mountain – 13,904 ft.

Horseshoe Mountain – 13,898 ft.

Phoenix Peak – 13,895 ft.

Vermillion Peak – 13,894 ft.

Cronin Peak – 13,870 ft.

Mount Buckskin – 13,865 ft.

Vestal Peak – 13,864 ft.

Jones Mountain – 13,860 ft.

North Apostle – 13,860 ft.

Clinton Peak – 13,857 ft.

Dyer Mountain – 13,855 ft.

Crystal Peak – 13,852 ft.

Mount Edwards – 13,850 ft.

California Peak – 13,849 ft.

Mount Oklahoma – 13,845 ft.

Half Peak – 13,841 ft.

Atlantic Peak – 13,841 ft.

Hagerman Peak – 13,841 ft.

Turret Peak – 13,835 ft.

Unnamed 13832 – 13,832 ft.

Holy Cross Ridge – 13,831 ft.

Jupiter Mountain – 13,830 ft.

Huerfano Peak – 13,828 ft.

Jagged Mountain – 13,824 ft.

Lackawanna – 13,832 ft.

Mount Silverheels – 13,822 ft.

Rio Grande Pyramid – 13,821 ft.

Teakettle Mountain – 13,819 ft.

Unnamed 13811 – 13,811 ft.

Dallas Peak – 13,809 ft.

A few technical notes:

We’ll be following the most commonly accepted list of official Centennial Peaks. It includes fifty-three 14ers and forty-seven 13ers, going all the way down to Dallas Peak, 13,809 feet. According to this list (posted to the right), which is the most common interpretation of the “300 foot rule”, neither North Maroon nor El Diente are considered official 14er summits. This is a departure from the more widely accepted list often referenced when climbing 14ers, in which they are both included. While many debate the merits of different rules and corresponding lists, we’ve decided to observe the list that goes to Dallas Peak.

Furthermore, we aim to keep in line with popular 14er skiing ethics in place today insofar as what officially “counts” as a complete ski descent. In the case of the Centennial 13ers, since there is little public information regarding established ski routes on many peaks, we’ll be attempting many ski descents without a prior known descent to match. Much like the 14ers, it is our goal to ski from the exact summit where it is allowed. But also like the 14ers, we are aware of the fact that some peaks likely never have skiable snow off the summit.