It's Time To Harvest Corn!
Spring is a great time to drop into our steeper chutes like those along Graysill ridge or Pando cirque (pictured in foreground).
Spring is officially here and for those of us who are diehard skiers, a new season has just begun.
April is one of the best months to catski with the San Juan Ski Company. Spring storms dump powder that stays cold and deep on our north-facing slopes and a more stable snowpack allows for exploration of our steep above-timberline chutes and bowls. Combine great skiing with bluebird days, warmer temps and incredible scenery, and your ski trip is destined to be epic!
We're running trips through April at discounted rates. Individual seats are $275 and private cats are $2000. Lunch is not included with this discount.
Remember, we need a minimum of six to take out the snowcat. Get a group together and help us harvest the corn (or shred the powder). Spring trips cannot be booked online. Call 1.800.208.1780 for information or reservations. |
Southern Mountains Above Average in Snowpack
Depending on where you go in the high country, the
snowpack in Colorado's mountains tells two different
stories. Fortunately for those of us living and skiing in
the Southern San Juans, the story was punctuated with many deep powder days. Although the central and northern regions of the state are 20 percent or more below average snowpack, the San Juans are two to nine percent above normal. |
Area Resorts Open Through Mid-April
With a 125-inch base, Silverton Mountain offers unguided skiing April 2-18, Friday-Sunday.
With 110-inch base, Wolf Creek runs Friday-Sunday through April 18, beginning April 4.
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You won't find pond-skimming, beer-drinking,
hot-dog grilling or bikini-clad skiers while spring skiing with the SJSC; just awesome corn, incredible
lines and inspiring views. |
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If you have photos, comments or videos you would like to share in our next newsletter, the last for the season, please email them to sanjuanskico@aol.com.
Cheers,
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Powder Update: Over a foot of snow is predicted April 1-2 in the SW San Juans. Click on the Colorado Weather link for full forecast. |
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Local filmmaker captures SJSC on Video
Durango skier/filmmaker Ryan Jameson, young pups Chris Devine and Will Siegrist, and old dogs Bob Rule and Kevin Devine (SJSC guides) rip it up during a February powder cycle.
An emerging professional skier and filmmaker, Jameson's short film, "Continuum" (a 25-minute documentary about two brothers, their daring pursuit of backcountry skiing, and Ryan's anguish when their story is tragically cut short by a skiing accident at DMR), was well received at local film festivals.
IN HIS OWN WORDS
By Ryan Jameson
My decision to pursue skiing onto the next level came during my senior year of high school. A big influence of these new found goals stemmed from my brother, Logan. We shared the same excitement and motivation to move further into our skiing careers. Our focus diverted from the societal norm of a "typical" career, into something more adventurous, gratifying, thrilling, and much more fun. We wanted to become professional skiers. It was extremely challenging to juggle a full-time commitment to basketball, (Jameson had a scholarship to Fort Lewis College where he was a starting guard for four seasons) while finding time to do what I love most, ski. On numerous occasions I found myself skiing powder in the morning and racing back to practice (basketball) in the afternoon, attempting to hide the infamous "goggle tan".
In January of 2008, I lost my brother in a tragic skiing accident at our local mountain. My world will never be the same.
Since the accident, I have graduated, finished my basketball career, and have devoted all my efforts into fulfilling the goals my brother and I began pursing together. It's been a tough road without having a dedicated companion and best friend to push through the inevitable adversities that come with pursuing professional skiing. Not only did Logan push me to become a better skier, he was also the main inspiration to begin documenting our adventures on film. After his death, I spent numerous hours logging footage and studying editing programs to produce a film in his memory. Since then, I have been filming and editing footage for a variety of different events, including an edit for the San Juan Snowcat Skiing Company.
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