Comments on: Congratulations Ted Mahon — All 14ers Skied, Completed With Descent of Capitol Peak http://www.wildsnow.com/1096/congratulations-ted-mahon-all-14ers-skied-completed-with-descent-of-capitol-peak/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Derek http://www.wildsnow.com/1096/congratulations-ted-mahon-all-14ers-skied-completed-with-descent-of-capitol-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-9562 Derek Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:51:31 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1096#comment-9562 Hossack-MacGowan on the Grand. Google it if you must;) On that trolling note. Incredible new line on Capitol. Always fun to see the envelope opening up more and more. Progression is good. And thanks for covering it. Like we discussed before. Get the funding, and we'll cover the history of ski mountaineering in Colorado on film. It would be a fun project, if it was funded to get it off the ground. Hossack-MacGowan on the Grand. Google it if you must;)

On that trolling note. Incredible new line on Capitol. Always fun to see the envelope opening up more and more. Progression is good. And thanks for covering it.

Like we discussed before. Get the funding, and we’ll cover the history of ski mountaineering in Colorado on film. It would be a fun project, if it was funded to get it off the ground.

]]> By: Seth I Anderson http://www.wildsnow.com/1096/congratulations-ted-mahon-all-14ers-skied-completed-with-descent-of-capitol-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-9560 Seth I Anderson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:22:36 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1096#comment-9560 Huge congrats Ted and Al! Both on completing the 14er ski like Lou and Dav but also upping the anti in Colorado is inspiring to me. Not that I'll break my 55 degree mark, but I do appreciate YOUR boldness. I'd love to see photos! Huge congrats Ted and Al! Both on completing the 14er ski like Lou and Dav but also upping the anti in Colorado is inspiring to me. Not that I’ll break my 55 degree mark, but I do appreciate YOUR boldness. I’d love to see photos!

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1096/congratulations-ted-mahon-all-14ers-skied-completed-with-descent-of-capitol-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-9555 Lou Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:48:32 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1096#comment-9555 Joel, when I skied the Knife Ridge it had a fairly wide cornice top I could scoot along, probably about 7 feet wide in places. It's level, so I just stepped along the length of it, with care. My partner belayed me, but more psychological than anything as once you're farther than about 30 feet from the belay you're looking at a huge fall if the cornice breaks. The better skiing is before the Knife, but it involves quite a bit of traversing as you don't want to drop below the level of the Knife. When this route is in condition, it's a good way of skiing the peak. But the Knife doesn't always have the cornice on it, so as with many other Fourteeners the key is to get it in condition. March is probably the month for that, after a series of storms. Joel, when I skied the Knife Ridge it had a fairly wide cornice top I could scoot along, probably about 7 feet wide in places. It’s level, so I just stepped along the length of it, with care. My partner belayed me, but more psychological than anything as once you’re farther than about 30 feet from the belay you’re looking at a huge fall if the cornice breaks. The better skiing is before the Knife, but it involves quite a bit of traversing as you don’t want to drop below the level of the Knife. When this route is in condition, it’s a good way of skiing the peak. But the Knife doesn’t always have the cornice on it, so as with many other Fourteeners the key is to get it in condition. March is probably the month for that, after a series of storms.

]]> By: Joel http://www.wildsnow.com/1096/congratulations-ted-mahon-all-14ers-skied-completed-with-descent-of-capitol-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-9553 Joel Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:58:44 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1096#comment-9553 Lou, I still can't fathom skiing the knife ridge. All 3 descents on Capitol bring HUGE pucker factors to the table, but skiing the knife ridge is the one that gets me the most. Skiing the knife ridge - I've tried to picture that, and it's just unfathomable! Something about both sides of the ridge falling away makes it very intense for me....the feeling of walking a slackline with huge relief, no tether and if you fall, you probably die. I've got a bit of fear of heights, which plays into it. When skiing a face or couloir, it's manageable, the ridge, that's just nuts man. Lou,

I still can’t fathom skiing the knife ridge. All 3 descents on Capitol bring HUGE pucker factors to the table, but skiing the knife ridge is the one that gets me the most. Skiing the knife ridge – I’ve tried to picture that, and it’s just unfathomable! Something about both sides of the ridge falling away makes it very intense for me….the feeling of walking a slackline with huge relief, no tether and if you fall, you probably die. I’ve got a bit of fear of heights, which plays into it. When skiing a face or couloir, it’s manageable, the ridge, that’s just nuts man.

]]> By: Mark Worley http://www.wildsnow.com/1096/congratulations-ted-mahon-all-14ers-skied-completed-with-descent-of-capitol-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-9551 Mark Worley Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:14:25 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1096#comment-9551 Congrats on a cool new line and getting the 54 done! As to "lapping" any of the aforementioned peaks/lines, I don't buy it. Sure, more folks are skiing big lines like these, but it's purely by increment. People talk about a popular couloir around here, Dragon's Tail, like it's a highway. I've seen four other skiers up in there all season, and yesterday was a perfect day with not one skier besides me in sight. Congrats on a cool new line and getting the 54 done! As to “lapping” any of the aforementioned peaks/lines, I don’t buy it. Sure, more folks are skiing big lines like these, but it’s purely by increment. People talk about a popular couloir around here, Dragon’s Tail, like it’s a highway. I’ve seen four other skiers up in there all season, and yesterday was a perfect day with not one skier besides me in sight.

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