3/12/2011 – Dragon’s Tail Couloir in RMNP has deceived me twice before this day, but with solid conditions and a comfortable late morning start, it was time to conquer this classic line. Casey, Ryan and I headed up to get after this line each with our own personal motivation for being there. Casey was on […]
Read more "Some Mid-March Keepers"5/20/2010 – Jonny and I set out on this beautiful spring day with the goal in mind of bagging both Dragon’s Tail and Dead Elk couloirs up in RMNP. Once above Emerald Lake, we began punching through and, after minimal discussion, we decided that it was not the safest day to run these classic south-facing […]
Read more "The Cabbage Couloir"4/30/2010 – Torrey’s Peak (14,267 ft) is the first 14er I ever had the opportunity to ski. Jonny, Casey, and I got after it with a traditional alpine start, leaving Boulder in the middle of the night and starting on the trail at around 4:30am. By the time we reached the base of the couloir […]
Read more "Dead Dog"5/11/2010 – Big Bad Wolf Couloir, Red Peak (13,189 ft) – Jonny, Mike, and I headed out form the car around 9:30 am and did not return until around 10:30pm. Authentic and excellent day in the Gore Range.
Read more "Big Bad Wolf"Last weekend started the beginning of one of the greatest parts of ski season… couloir season! To start off, Casey LeFever and I headed off to tame “Shit for Brains,” the 1500 vertical foot, fifty degree couloir just outside of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. We had planned to hit it last year but were shut […]
Read more "And So It Begins… Couloir Season"
Zachary Stephen Miller 