A Powder Day on Huerfano – the video
I caught a beautiful day on Huerfano Peak, 13,828 ft. Only four peaks left! We’re...
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I caught a beautiful day on Huerfano Peak, 13,828 ft. Only four peaks left! We’re...
I had a great solo day up on Mount Cronin yesterday, skinning and skiing the Sawatch summit in 4:10 roundtrip. There was a little bit of wind but the snow was great and the exit back to the trailhead was fast.
I’ve been looking forward to this ski descent for a long time. Hagerman is one of the big, hidden gems of the Elk Range. Well, it’s not really hidden, its just remote and overshadowed by its big brother, Snowmass Mountain, the 14er, just a half a mile away.
With the spring skiing season winding down and my partners Ted and Christy having to go back to work, I still needed to play catch up on a few peaks that they had already skied in the past. Fortunately the snow in the northern and central mountains is holding up really well so there are still some good options for me.
First off let me say that the spring skiing season is in full effect in Colorado and the skiing is awesome out there right now. Coming off a wet two weeks, the mountains are coated with powder snow and much of it lies on top of a stable, frozen spring snowpack.
Four Centennial 13ers in one push– this was a great day in the mountains. It’s best summed up by the Trimble map.
After our day on Clinton and a soak at the Mount Princeton Hot Springs, four of us made our way up the Clear Creek Road towards Mount Hope. The road was dry to the Sheep Creek trailhead, and we followed the popular trail (also used in the Leadville 100 run course) up towards the East Ridge of Mount Hope.
Max Taam, Pete Gaston, and I skied Clinton Peak in powder conditions last Thursday. After an early start from Aspen, we drove to the Montgomery Reservoir Trailhead south of Hoosier Pass and started up the old mining road. The new snow from a storm the day before made conditions pretty much ideal. The map above shows the route and the photos below show the rest.