4apr2015, silverton, sultan
4/4/15
3822
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Skied Sultan Mountain, ~13,360 ft yesterday. Micah and I loaded our packs and walked to the first switchback above town on the highway, then changed into ski boots and booted up a steep ridge with remarkably consolidated and supportable snow for the Rockies.
First view of Sultan Mountain. First we skied directly from the summit down through a hidden chute, then we climbed to the minor summit on the ridge on the right and skied the little chute down that.
Nice views above town on the ridge.
I had a scary binding failure after the little chute. Glad it didn't happen in a more importune place!
Nice recycled alpine pow off the summit.
Great turns.
Might be the first time I've liked a picture somebody took of me with an iPhone?
Climbing for the second ski objective, Sultan in the background.
Epic creamed corn.
First view of Sultan Mountain. First we skied directly from the summit down through a hidden chute, then we climbed to the minor summit on the ridge on the right and skied the little chute down that.
Nice views above town on the ridge.
I had a scary binding failure after the little chute. Glad it didn't happen in a more importune place!
Nice recycled alpine pow off the summit.
Great turns.
Might be the first time I've liked a picture somebody took of me with an iPhone?
Climbing for the second ski objective, Sultan in the background.
Epic creamed corn.
author=skykilo link=topic=34045.msg140538#msg140538 date=1428251028]
I had a scary binding failure after the little chute. Glad it didn't happen in a more importune place!
Glad to see that you're still ski mountaineering down there, Sky. What kind of binding and what failed? Any pics?
It was a 1st generation Plum Guide and one wing of one toe made a clean break, no way to salvage it, had to ski 2,000 vf with some steep bits on one ski. I remember seeing a report of something like this on TGR years ago when the bindings were first released and perhaps newer versions have been modified. Will likely post a picture of the binding later. Glad not to have lost the ski; it still has plenty of life remaining!
Nice tele turn
https://youtu.be/6z9Cg46Nktw?t=3m51s
Should have sent it full throttle anyways. One of my favorite "ski movies"
Should have sent it full throttle anyways. One of my favorite "ski movies"
Thanks for the TR - awesome outfit. Glad nothing serious happened with the breakage, yikes!
Great pic of Silverton down in the distance in the 2cnd or so photo.
I have a customer in Durango and always look forward to driving the million dollar hwy south out of Ouray thru Silverton from CB, CO. What a beautiful area!
Very stable conditions for sure this spring.
Thx for posting. Tony
I have a customer in Durango and always look forward to driving the million dollar hwy south out of Ouray thru Silverton from CB, CO. What a beautiful area!
Very stable conditions for sure this spring.
Thx for posting. Tony
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