T5 & Mendota
Date: 07/02/2023
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Governor Basin
Distance: 5.4m
Elevation Gain: 3000ft
Duration: 5hrs
Summits: T5 & Mendota Peak (UR)
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T5 14ers.com Page
Mendota 14ers.com Page
One of the best July corn skiing experiences ever... Would definitely repeat!
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5.4m - 3000ft - 5hrs
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From our parking spot in Governor's basin it wasn't long before we were on snow
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Kristi boots with Sneffels peaking out behind
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Kristi and Teakettle
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St. Sophia Ridge
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St. Sophia and Emma
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The snow was supportable and we were stoked for what would be a decent on perfect corn
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Emma
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Pretty cool! Give Chuck Kroger a Google. We ditched our skis here
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The walk to T5's summit
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Telluride and the Wilsons on south side
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Yankee Boy views
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Heading back to our skis
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Oh yeah... a brief corn session before heading to Mendota
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Kristi skis off of the T5 saddle
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Weather threatens as we hea up Mendota
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Mendota summit selfie
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Skiing Mendota
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Close to 3k of corn skiing back to the truck
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Unbelievably good skiing for the first week of July!
