Always a beautiful thing, 23 years and lots of hot dogs later our informal annual “BBQ on the Pass 2016” saw at least 75 bratwurst consuming ski mountaineers catching up with friends and new friends up on beautiful Independence Pass. Luckily you can access more than a hundred square miles of
ski touring terrain in this area of Colorado, as we counted more than 50 cars full of skiers at the Hairpin trailhead, with reports of at least a hundred cars at the Pass summit. Thanks all for showing up, let’s do it again next year only bigger!
His Blogness keeps the tradition going.
Touring on a fine spring morning.
Geisler 1 is covered like a whip creme coffee cake.
Lap 1, ski Blue Peak. Lap 2 head towards the Geislers. The LaSportiva crew covers ground.
Creamy corn, so delightful.
Headin for the ‘que.
The future. Clark carbos up after his descent.
It’s all about friends and getting out to do it again tomorrow. Colorado spring 2016.
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Thanks for hosting Lou! Great skiing and an amazing scene on Saturday.
gotta make it out there sometime for the fun!
There has been an obvious shift in friendliness over the last decade or so, to the better. I attribute this to a lot of things, including the new generation coming up, and European travel becoming popular and showing folks you can have plenty of fun with more than 2 people per square mile.
So many wonderful guys and gals showed up on Saturday, thanks to all for the amazing community we have.
Really impressive how big the crowds were on the pass for opening weekend this year. Conditions are excellent- It’s good to see that people have the right idea!
Howdy, I was curious if a BBQ has been schedule for 2017? If so, what are the current plans? I apologize if I missed a blog or post about this subject. Thanks!
Hi Andrew, it’s not a formal event, folks are telling me they’re planning on meeting in the usual spot at 11:00 am, Saturday the 27th. My take is the is basically something that happens every year, we count on seeing lots of friends up there. Folks bring grills to share, and there is usually plenty of food kicking around.
Thank you! Is there a back up day in case of weather, or does it happen regardless of conditions?
Weather day is the next Saturday, but it usually happens on Memorial Day weekend.