Spring Break Complete....

Yes it's true, the 9 days on the road has finally come to a close. We ended up skiing a short fun backcountry run right outside of Glenwood Springs on Friday and taking the day off Saturday. We drove to Ouray on Saturday night and climbed out of the truck next to the ice climbing right outside of there. Daylight Savings time had begun much to our dismay and we got right on the road getting over to Red Mountain to ski the ever famous "Sam's Trees" to end the whole thing. We approached it from a different route than at the beginning of the trip which put us right at the top of the chute and was incredibly easy too! The snow was absolutely superb (18"?) and the avy danger was virtually non-existent which is of course a weird thing for the San Juans. Needless to say I'm back here at school and loving every minute of it... NOT!
Enjoy the video and pics below and remember to have fun,
Luke

Monarch and Monarch Pass!

Yo Yo!
So much fun has been had that it is hard to restate this trip. We drove in and camped in the back of my truck (see picture below) and woke up to 7" of fresh on the mountain and skied all day while another 7" fell on Monarch ski area. Such a killer place that we went back the next day to rack up untracked laps down mirkwood basin and a ton of other places. We happened to meet up with Corey Folks, who introduced us to his ski patrol friend, Tyler and also let us crash on his couch that night! Thanks Corey! It was bluebird to begin the day, clouded up just a bit, and then ended bluebird. Fantastic! Today we did a smaller tour on Monarch Pass called "Perfect Trees" and still tallied close to 2000 feet of uphill vert with the same down. Super fun! We're looking to do a tour tomorrow with tele skier Alex Paul tomorrow and then another day at Monarch before heading home to see the fam and do a few laps on the local backcountry spot and head back to school. Here are some pics, Enjoy,
Luke

Coalbank to Red Mountain to Monarch

Just have a few minutes so here's some photos. Fun stuff for sure. 3 days into it and Colin and I had some of the best skiing we've ever had. Monarch got pounded last night with 7" and then recieved at least another 7" over the course of the day. Super Sick! Sorry to delay, here are the photos...
Vibe hard, Ski harder!

Colin gets down on some freshies (it snowed the whole time we were hiking and then quit when we dropped in!) in "Sam's Trees".

SPRING BREAK!

Hello,
Spring break has begun! Today my friend and spring break friend Colin and I went up to Coalbank Pass and skied 1800 or so vert. The snow was interesting, but it's all good and super stable. We have absolutely no plans but have built and outfitted various pieces of furniture to make the back of my truck into a makeshift home. Like I said, we have no plans but to ski, and ski we will. Check back for updates and enjoy the rest of the winter!
Luke