This Week of Skiing in the San Juans

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado

Here’s a few photos from three ski days this last week here in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado
Skier: Claudia Brauer

The spring skiing has been great lately, with smooth corn snow and some of the higher pass roads getting plowed out enabling easy access into the high country.

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado

Matt and I climbed and skied/snowboarded a huge face that I’ve been eyeing for years.

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado
Skier: Matt Wade
Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado
Skier: Matt Wade

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado

Then a potent storm rolled into the mountains this weekend, dumping over 16 inches of fluffy powder. Woohoo!

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado
Skier: Dan Chehayl

Possibly the deepest snow of the year so far… It felt less like skiing and more like swimming through clouds. Too many face shots to even see where we were going!

Backcountry skiing in the San Juans, Colorado
Dan busts through a powder pillow.

This winter refresh should provide another week or two of excellent skiing and splitboarding… if my legs can keep up!

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