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Pearl Basin Colorado – Trip Report

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Back to Pearl Basin, Colorado for some backcountry skiing today. Wind has hammered things pretty good, variable conditions to say the least. We climbed Mace Peak and skied from the summit, but hit some rocks and thin crusty snow. Need another storm — but it was fun.

Backcountry skiing in Pearl Basin, Colorado.
Jason skiing from the summit of Mace Peak, East Pearl Mtn. in background. Wind has been moving tons of snow around, a bit of hard slab avy danger here and there so we were being conservative.

(Sled skiers note: Two ice flows cover the road just before the Pearl Pass Road intersection. One appears to be tough (but not impossible) to get past with a snowmobile.)

Posted by Lou on November 2, 2006 | Filed Under Trip Reports Backcountry 

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3 Responses to “Pearl Basin Colorado – Trip Report”

  1. Mark Worley November 3rd, 2006 5:40 am

    Very nice.

  2. AK November 3rd, 2006 11:34 am

    Thanks for the heads up on the sled approach to Pearl Pass.

  3. adam olson November 3rd, 2006 5:21 pm

    thanks for the heads up lou

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