San Joaquin Couloir
Date: 04/27/2023
Partner: Alex Neal (Junior), Brent Herring
Trailhead: Telluride Resort - Carhenge Parking Lot
Distance: 10.5m
Elevation Gain: 6000ft
Duration: 7hrs
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Skiing one of the more iconic lines in Colorado was all it was cracked up to be. Don't miss this one!
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10.5m - 6000ft - 7hrs
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Palmyra looms large as we near the end of the Telluride Resort boundaries
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There she is!
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Lizard Head and the Wilson Group to the west
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The town of Telluride below and Sneffels peaking out top center
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Junior and Brent approaching the couloir
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Junior leading the way to the base of the couloir
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and the climb begins
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One at a time as we cross a wind loaded section near the top
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Brent crosses below the wind loaded section
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The infamous Coors Face of Wilson off in the distance on the right
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Junior takes the first pitch
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Alex enjoying some powder up high. Conditions couldn't have been better
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Brent
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Junior
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Alex
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Junior
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Alex
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Alex
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Brent
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Junior rips the apron
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Fired up on our line! We skinned back to the resort and skied back to the truck
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Hard to look away
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Until next time... this one is worth a repeat!
