Category: Colorado

Mt. Sneffels: Lavender Couloir Climb – Photos

Posted on by Jon Jay in 14ers, Colorado, Mountaineering

Last Monday, I had a chat session with my buddy Chris about what to do on Saturday. My initial thought was to do the Wilson trifecta, and the OB couloir on Kit Carson as a back-up plan. After further investigation, I decided that I (and Chris, probably) was not in shape for 8,500 vertical (up … Continue reading Mt. Sneffels: Lavender Couloir Climb – Photos →

Mt. Yale – Silver Creek Bowl Avalanche

Posted on by Jon Jay in 14ers, Colorado, Mountaineering, Skiing

OK, first off, you should know that despite what happened, Collin is alive and healthy with a bruised shin and he'll probably be skiing with his tail between his legs for a while. I can't really describe what he went through, but I'll tell you the events leading up to what happened. Secondly, we were … Continue reading Mt. Yale – Silver Creek Bowl Avalanche →

The Unemployment Chronicles 5: It’s Spring! – Trashpile Productions

Posted on by Jon Jay in Colorado, Skiing

I saw the new edit this morning on BroBomb and thought I'd give Owen another shout. I only make one, very brief appearance in this one, with a frontflip at 2:33 (my POV of the flip can be found here). It was a rowdy fall, but it was super fun to ski with Owen a … Continue reading The Unemployment Chronicles 5: It’s Spring! – Trashpile Productions →

MAYcember

Posted on by Jon Jay in Colorado, Skiing

The first weekend of May consisted of powder skiing at Rocky Mountain National Park and Echo Mountain. On May 1st, Jon, Owen, Chris, Tyler and Andrew and I went for a tour in the Terrain Park area of RMNP. No one had been back there in a week, so we had some interested route-finding episodes … Continue reading MAYcember →

Shit for Brains Couloir

Posted on by Jon Jay in Colorado, Mountaineering, Skiing

We're in full-on couloir season here in Colorado. Chris, Andrew, Tyler, and Joe all decided to brave terrible weather and semi-frozen snow on the Shit for Brains couloir last Saturday. Shit for Brains is a couloir that cuts down the face of Black Mountain, and stares you in the face every time you ski at … Continue reading Shit for Brains Couloir →

Dead Dog Couloir – Photos

Posted on by Jon Jay in 14ers, Colorado, Mountaineering, Skiing

So last week, Chris, Collin, Tyler, Andrew and I thought we'd try our luck at Torrey's Peak. I have been trying to get up there since I took my first trip with the DU Alpine Club up Gray's Peak in 2006, and then again sophomore year via Loveland Pass, and then again this year with … Continue reading Dead Dog Couloir – Photos →