Colorado Road Trip - Telluride, Silverton, Crested Butte, Aspen

[Mixilplix]

13 hours ago, Johnny Law said:

Today was beyond words, the excitement just going to the airport was all time and when our bird flew over I think my dick moved.  

The scenery is unrivaled and I spent both flights glued to the windows. It's hard to pick a favorite skiing experience, the stupid fun at blue, stupid deep days out west, great adventures in the woods but this maybe my favorite and I got wicked sick.  

I don't puke like ever and I puked 4 times in the parking lot when we got back. I don't think it was altitude, I was definitely huffing but that's pretty normal and it doesn't jack with your stomach. Maybe the sushi but I came back to the ski mansion and spent some time with the porcelain throne and still maybe my favorite day ever.  

That's how good it was, Silverton if you like that kind of thing is something everyone should do.  The views alone are worth the trip and while I have extra motivation to get back having seriously disappointed myself it was one of those days I'll remember super fondly for the rest of my days.

Super shout out to Cincy, I didn't get to say adieu formally but the heli pics and video are super cool.  

Everybody always remembers there first time...

[Johnny Law]

2 hours ago, Mixilplix said:

Everybody always remembers there first time...

Not my first time there too but from a helicopter it's totally different.  To see telluride like that was insane.

I don't have a foggy lens, the windows are light plastic on choppers so not perfectly clean but you get the point.  

[Mixilplix]

1 minute ago, Johnny Law said:

Not my first time there too but from a helicopter it's totally different.  To see telluride like that was insane.

I don't have a foggy lens, the windows are light plastic on choppers so not perfectly clean but you get the point.  

I meant the heli ski part of it...I know you have been around.... I didn't know if this was the first heli trip.....

[AtomicSkier]

Some additional shots from the heli to/from the airport. 

“Standard Brief”

Town view & runs down into town as we departed the airport

Circling approach into Silverton

Town of Telluride

The accommodations

Heavy iron at TEX

[saltyant]

I rate these pics 100/10. I have a new destination for Flight Simulator, and real life (Silverton in the winter as I've been there in summer). TFTI

Edited February 12, 2021 by saltyant

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Ground control to major NMSki

[Johnny Law]

7 hours ago, Mixilplix said:

I meant the heli ski part of it...I know you have been around.... I didn't know if this was the first heli trip.....

No your totally right that's part of what made it so insane, it would be like seeing your gf but totally new way

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I guess you guys took a rest day today...nothing..nada..zilch...could hear a pin drop this thread is so quiet. 

[NMSKI]

6 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I guess you guys took a rest day today...nothing..nada..zilch...could hear a pin drop this thread is so quiet. 

Sorry to let you down!  It lightly snowed all day and lighting wasn’t too good for pics but it was a really fun day.  Did a bunch of groomers with an inch of fresh on top and skied some steep bumps under the plunge lift a couple of laps as well.  Law and I explored town for a bit after skiing and was a great day overall.  Here are some lifestyle shots since the phone didn’t come out while skiing.

 

[saltyant]

7 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I guess you guys took a rest day today...nothing..nada..zilch...could hear a pin drop this thread is so quiet. 

Theres a glitch on this thread that's deleting a lot of important posts. @AtomicSkier should check into that

[AtomicSkier]

Sorry @GrilledSteezeSandwich ... yesterday was anti-climatic compared to the day prior.  We shall see what today brings.  Last day for the boys!

[NMSKI]

Wow what a way to end a just about perfect ski trip.  Skied open to close with a little burrito break in there.  Started off the morning with some really fun groomers, then skied some very fun bumps with @AtomicSkier.  The sun was trying to come out for a minute and we headed over to revelation bowl to see if it was nice over there.  Skiers left was just about the flattest light you could imagine and was practically vertigo inducing.  Did another run down the right side which was much nicer.  Even a few semi fresh turns in there.  We came back up the revelation lift and we noticed the gate to the gold hill chutes was open.  @Johnny Lawand I skied gold hill 1 which was very nice up top with an extremely sporty exit.  Next up we decided to take a walk.  Took prospect express up and took the skis off and headed up the hike to access black iron bowl and palmyra basin.  Took us about 35 minutes and a couple sketchy climbs then we decided to ski mountain quail, which I’d had my eye on from afar all week.  Huuuuge cornice then nice soft steep snow all the way into palmyra basin.  Next up we decided to hike bald mountain which was more challenging of a hike than I expected due to no boot pack for part of the way and post holing in deep snow at one point.  At the top we were treated to knee deep untouched blower.  I guess that area doesn’t get skied much.  In the afternoon we did some fun groomers.  Now beer o clock.

Law in Gold Hill 1

The climb to Mountain Quail and looking down

untouched pow on bald mountain before law wrecks it and law subsequently slaying it

 

[toast21602]

100% stellar trip fellas! It has been fun watching from afar, but I really look forward to chatting about it in the lot the next time you are around.

[AtomicSkier]

What a great start to the Road Trip.  It’s been a fun week with @skiincy @Barb @Johnny Law @NMSKI so far.  My first Tride day was a perfect blue bird day.  The boys first day at Telluride was an unexpected 10” diamond dust powder day.  Silverton was fucking boner doner tits mcgee.  @NMSKI said he even saw titty sparkles.

I plan on skiing a few pow runs tomorrow AM before heading to the airport with @NMSKI, going for a run in Montrose, and then heading to @Barb’s place in Crested Butte.   I’ll be there for the next 3+ weeks.  I’m hoping to see @mute1080 at some point.  My buddy Tom is also flying out for a few days.  After that, Aspen most likely. 

And to finish this off, it wasn’t perfect powder skiing at Silverton.  On the lower part of the heli drop, a tree ripped my pole right out of my hand.  I wasn’t pleased. 

 

[toast21602]

3 minutes ago, AtomicSkier said:

What a great start to the Road Trip.  It’s been a fun week with @skiincy @Barb @Johnny Law @NMSKI so far.  My first Tride day was a perfect blue bird day.  The boys first day at Telluride was an unexpected 10” diamond dust powder day.  Silverton was fucking boner doner tits mcgee.  @NMSKI said he even saw titty sparkles.

I plan on skiing a few pow runs tomorrow AM before heading to the airport with @NMSKI, going for a run in Montrose, and then heading to @Barb’s place in Crested Butte.   I’ll be there for the next 3+ weeks.  I’m hoping to see @mute1080 at some point.  My buddy Tom is also flying out for a few days.  After that, Aspen most likely. 

And to finish this off, it wasn’t perfect powder skiing at Silverton.  On the lower part of the heli drop, a tree ripped my pole right out of my hand.  I wasn’t pleased. 

 

Am I seeing things or were your skies momentarily off of the ground right when you lost your pole?!?

[AtomicSkier]

1 minute ago, toast21602 said:

Am I seeing things or were your skies momentarily off of the ground right when you lost your pole?!?

Get your eyes checked.

[toast21602]

3 minutes ago, AtomicSkier said:

Get your eyes checked.

I knew it was too good to be true 😔

[saltyant]

34 minutes ago, AtomicSkier said:

 On the lower part of the heli drop, a tree ripped my pole right out of my hand.  I wasn’t pleased. 

WJW, you should raise your poles up higher so the tree doesn't eat them.

[Barb]

Looks like 8-16” in Crested Butte thru tomorrow night. Hope your drive isn’t too bad. Driving home yesterday I didn’t see asphalt the first 2 hours and Monarch Pass was white knuckle conditions. Husband was very pleased I was home to take over dog walking duty since it was -5 this morning. 

[Johnny Law]

Adventure is seriously underrated, often dismissed as a flight of fancy or a trivial diversion. Something if time allows, something only after all the serious work has been done. I think if you made me sum up today and this whole week it's that adventure is like truffle that makes everything taste good but for your spirit. 

The first line NM spotted, moments after we could see the place thrusday morning was up Palmyra peak. A ribbon of white along a rocky ridge led to a seeming shangri-la, a rock rimmed ramp of HR Fluff and Stuff. We inquired with the local bar keep as to conditions yesterday and like any fine keeper of ales she gave us word that their few tracks past the first gate.The snow swept in around 8 and by the time we started marching up the ridge the wind was wipping flakes into a snowglobe like frenzy. NM the Himalayan mtn goat was first to the prize but as a fine gentlemen let me go first.  I got to dive fast and sweeping into a perfect ramp of piles of pow. As the steepness faded slightly a apron of deep untracked was revealed. Full pow bounce in effect, knee to waist blower in 1000 vert rock cathedral all to our lonesome. Pictures cannot do the experience justice, the scale of the place. That little green dot is NM in the apron.

We had a bald mtn run immediately after which yielded the deepest turns of the trip possibly. All this the day after a full day of diamond dust, after a day in helicopters skiing stupid long lines of untracked under perfect skies, after a 8 inch pow day on a empty Wednesday in Telluride. I met Barb, I  laughed until my sides hurt. To say it was a good trip is a slanderous beytral akin to 9/11 lol 

Adventure then was what this was all about and to do so now under such onerous living conditions is what it's all about.

Formally then to everyone thank you ! Super shout out to Atomic for making this all happening and being the most finest host. Adventure is far easier to find then good people to do it with.  

 

[Justo8484]

someone sent this, right? 🤔

[RidgeRacer]

Sick, stunning, awesome, jelly...endless adjectives for this trip. You guys (and gals) set the bar. Nice work. What a trip this must've been. Save travels.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

21 hours ago, NMSKI said:

Wow what a way to end a just about perfect ski trip.  Skied open to close with a little burrito break in there.  Started off the morning with some really fun groomers, then skied some very fun bumps with @AtomicSkier.  The sun was trying to come out for a minute and we headed over to revelation bowl to see if it was nice over there.  Skiers left was just about the flattest light you could imagine and was practically vertigo inducing.  Did another run down the right side which was much nicer.  Even a few semi fresh turns in there.  We came back up the revelation lift and we noticed the gate to the gold hill chutes was open.  @Johnny Lawand I skied gold hill 1 which was very nice up top with an extremely sporty exit.  Next up we decided to take a walk.  Took prospect express up and took the skis off and headed up the hike to access black iron bowl and palmyra basin.  Took us about 35 minutes and a couple sketchy climbs then we decided to ski mountain quail, which I’d had my eye on from afar all week.  Huuuuge cornice then nice soft steep snow all the way into palmyra basin.  Next up we decided to hike bald mountain which was more challenging of a hike than I expected due to no boot pack for part of the way and post holing in deep snow at one point.  At the top we were treated to knee deep untouched blower.  I guess that area doesn’t get skied much.  In the afternoon we did some fun groomers.  Now beer o clock.

Law in Gold Hill 1

The climb to Mountain Quail and looking down

untouched pow on bald mountain before law wrecks it and law subsequently slaying it

 

Are last three pictures lift serviced or hike to terrain?

[AtomicSkier]

29 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Are last three pictures lift serviced or hike to terrain?

Hike to.

I made a few pow turns this AM before setting off for Montrose airport with @NMSKI.   Was about 4” at the elevation I made it to.  Some nasty weather enroute, but made it in 1h 45m. I was planning on running in Montrose but the weather was such shit.  Weather looked better in CB so figured I’d run there.  As soon as I left Montrose enroute to CB, the weather really improved.  Sunny skies prevailed for most of the drive.  Now at @Barb’s place in CB for the next few weeks.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Welcome to Crested Butte which is the first place I ever skied in Colorado back in 2001 the year I graduated from college and my second ever ski trip out west...I hope the owner of the rental you’re staying at left some nightlife options for you, two ply toilet paper and perhaps even a robe or two.  Enjoy.