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14erskiers.com Backcountry skiing, biking, hiking in Crested Butte, Colorado beyond Created by Brittany Konsella Frank Konsella Get your guidebook!GET YOUR SIGNED COPY! After 2 seasons of research, and one year of a lot of writing and editing, Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Colorado, was released in October, 2017! Published by Mountaineers Books, a foreward by Chris Davenport, and featuring 102 routes, we think you're sure to enjoy it. Buy your copy here and we'll personally sign it for you! As May continues, access to backcountry skiing in Crested Butte becomes more and more difficult. In contrast, areas around Fremont Pass, like Climax Corner and the headwaters of the Arkansas River, offer parking at the snow level and skiing that s a good bang for your buck in late spring. I had had my eye on skiing Mount Buckskin ever since I skied Tweto a handful of years back. The northwest face of Mount Buckskin is intricate and intimidating, and doesn t always go. But, we knew with the northwest aspect that we were likely to find good powdery snow leftovers from a storm earlier in the week. So, we decided to check it out. Read more Life is not always easy. But I am a big believer that challenges are obstacles we must overcome. The greater the challenge, the more enriching to who you are as a person. The world has changed in these last few months and we are all presented with new challenges we had never imagined before, just like I faced after my accident. But, just as I dug deep to thrive in my recovery, we all must dig deep to thrive in a world that is different from what we are used to. Just like I have had to do during my recovery, we must adjust to a new norm, and be appreciative of what we do have. Don t strive for things to go back to the way they were because that may never happen. Don t let fear and negative energy fill you, though it wants to suck you in. Instead, look for the light and focus on the positives happening in the world. They are everywhere. Just like I recovered from my accident, we can recover from this Coronavirus too, if we remain positive, embrace ingenuity, and believe in ourselves. Here s to us healing together! Read more I first laid eyes on Sayres X-rated in June of 2006 when I first skied La Plata Peak. Four years later I, along with my friends Lacy and Kim. decided that Sayres Benchmark might be fun to ski in mid-June. But, the line looked to no longer be in, and the bushwhack through the willows was intimidating. So we skipped it and went for La Plata once again. A month later, my friend Lacy would perish while skiing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sayres Benchmark was beginning to seem elusive to me, and went a little by the wayside until May, 2018, when I skied it with my friends Larry and Dan. But, it had just snowed and we were a little worried about snow moving on X-Rated. So, we stuck with the mellower Grand Central Couloir instead. With a moderate spring like we’ve had this year, Sayers X-Rated seemed to be in order. Frank had yet to ski or summit the peak, so it was easy to get him on board. Read more The North and Middle Sisters had been on my hit list ever since my Pacific Northwest trip of 2013. During that trip, I was able to ski South Sister. After my friend Zach and I skied Mount Rainier in May of 2018, a storm was hitting the northern part of the Cascades. But, heading south allowed for better weather. It looked like I d be returning to Bend. Read more Last year was an even better spring for skiing. A stellar snow year made for great coverage. The one caveat was having to travel through avalanche debris leftover from a historic avalanche cycle that rampaged across our state during the end of February and early March. After a May storm hit our mountains, steeper lines slid out from the new snow on the hard surface underneath. But, mellower lines were skiing well as the new snow didn t slide. Mt. Aetna is one of those mellower-style lines, but offers a long descent with relatively easy access. There s a reason the Grand Couloir is a classic. I d never skied it, though it had long been on my list. It was time to check this one off. Read more In late February / early March, one of the biggest avalanche cycles happened in Colorado that we have in recorded history. It was state-wide, avalanches causing havoc during the cycle and causing numerous access issues for the rest of the spring and into summer. Even as I was able to start hiking in the fall after my accident in July, we crossed avalanche paths that still had not been cleared. So, we patiently waited for the snowpack to settle. Perhaps I was overly conservative. But, I didn t backcountry ski from when we returned from our ski trip to Germany and Austria on March 8th until March 26th. When I did finally ski, I met up with my two adventure friends, Larry and Zach for a little Powder Factory action. And it was good . Read more The day before, we toured from Jamtal to Weisbadener Hutte. We had plans to potentially complete what most people call the Silvretta Tour by staying one more night at the Silvretta Hutte, just over the border in Switzerland. However, we knew that bad weather was on the way, and snow falling could make glacier travel difficult and dangerous, and we could have a challenging exit back to Galtur. So, we decided to jump the gun and skip the last night. But, that didn t mean that we couldn t enjoy a tour on the Ochsentaier Glacier before we departed, which beckoned us with it s twinkly white from the Weisbadender Hutte. Read more That s right, paying customers will have to earn their turns at this new ski area, located between Kremmling and Steamboat. Many of Colorado s other ski areas also started this way before ski lifts were a thing, with local residents hiking up hillsides to ski back down. It was only later that ski lifts and groomed runs became the norm. Read more The LEKI Tour Guide Glove is built for what it is named touring. It’s a light glove with maximum dexterity ventilation, but minimum insulation and waterproofing. But, the LEKI Tour Guide glove excels in the category for which it was built. And here’s why. Read more Crested Butte Real Estate When I'm not skiing or biking, I love helping people with their Crested Butte and Gunnison real estate needs. Visit my website and give me a call:Signature Properties Ebner & Associates Featured Listings Offered by Frank Konsella, Signature Properties Ebner and Associates: Your Shopping Cart Cart is empty $0.00 Recent Comments Frank Konsella: Sorry to hear that, that s not a great line choice in November of a low-snow year, at all! Thomas Carl: On 11-28-2020 two skiers tried to run this line, at 6pm a call came in to search and rescue about being... Brian: Made in CO Ski Tools: Best for free snotel conditions: quickie.snow-intel.com Best for backcountry conditions:... Matt: Hi Brittany, I have a bulging disc at L5-S1. I am very proactive with my injury, seeking out as many... Frank Konsella: Hi Rochelle! Yes, you can park there overnight. The trailhead is just past Schofield Pass, which can...Crested Butte Podcast Click the image below to give it a listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android! Joe and Shamai Buckel talk about all things wine from their winery in Gunnison, CO. Our Partners We at 14erskiers rely heavily on GAIA to guide us while backcountry skiing, mountain biking, and hiking! Please help 14erskiers by using the links below to visit our affiliates. Thanks! Really, the best time to ski the Skillet is early to mid-May. But, Jackson Lake is not frozen enough to cross, and not thawed enough to row. But, as I mulled over the idea of the Skillet with our friend Hans, I learned something new. Hans had moved to Jackson from Colorado in 2014, but we knew him from skiing in Colorado. He told me that he thought Mt. Moran could be approached from the String Lake Trailhead via Leigh Lake Trail, and that the road to String Lake opened up on May 1st. He hadn t known anyone who had done it. But, looking on a map, it seemed easy enough a 5 mile, mostly flat, approach to the bottom of the route and then a 5500 vertical foot climb from there. This would be a long one, but I ve done longer, harder, steeper routes with greater vertical before. Avoiding Jackson Lake seemed like the way to go. At the end of the appointment, the doctor sat me down and said, Let s talk about skiing. In my head I said, I thought you d never ask! But, I refrained. He asked, Do you even want to ski this year? I nodded my head in silent response, but inside I was screaming, Oh hell yeah! Then he asked, Do you have a seasons pass? I nodded my head again and mumbled something about buying it before the accident and just keeping it because I thought I d be skiing in spring for sure. Then he said, I think you should get out and ski. I think it will help you mentally. Yep, this doc knows me, or at least knows my type. Of course, there was the whole spiel about starting out slow, on groomers only, etc. But, I already knew this. It s not like I haven t been through 3 ACL surgeries before. This blog takes a tremendous amount of our time and effort. We enjoy it, and we hope you do too! If you like us, please consider contributing a small donation to us through paypal, using the button below. Thanks! Contact Us: admin@14erskiers.com

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