In these days of social distancing, shaming people who get out, run, ski and crowd trailheads, we have adopted social distancing practices that meet even the most extreme requirements. Nine hrs and ?? miles, we saw one person.
Sawtooth Mountain is a 12,300ft (3,730m) peak on the Continental Divide west of Boulder, CO. The trailhead isn't widely know exempt to some local nordic skiers and Holubar kitted durable old-timers and those looking for extended hours to get to skiable slopes.
Posting this as a stand-alone blog to avoid the fracas of FB.
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| Breaking out of tree line with Sawtooth looming large ahead. |
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| Slowly, slowly churning up the final 1000ft (333m) to the summit. One post hole at a time. |
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| Question. Which would you choose? Post holing up to your thighs or teetering and wobbling on snow covered scree? |
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| Battling 60-100mph winds across the summit. Nothing like ski sails on your back. |
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| Let's see, 7 hrs to the top, 2 hrs to the trailhead. Love that ski mountaineering. |
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| Skiing down from the summit, high winds and intermittent clouds make for great lighting. |
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| Shuffling back out. Clouds and great lighting make it look big, Alaska big. |
