We drove to Silverton on Wednesday to be up and at 'em on Thursday as soon as the mountain opened. It was amazing. Here are some pictures from our epic adventures in southern Colorado.
Here is what you'll see when you get off the only chairlift at Silverton. This is not a place for the faint of heart or weak of ass. LOTS of uphill, high altitude hiking. We hiked this entire ridgeline for MUCH further than you can see in this picture.
Our first turns from the top of Silverton after about an hour of hiking. The little speck of a dude you can see is our guide Roof.
The snow on the guided runs was pretty crunchy so Jeff and I, being the pragmatists that we are, decided to do a heli drop. We almost didn't get to because of the wind. In fact, the first time we got in the chopper, it couldn't land. So we took another run, waited a few hours, and were able to land on top of one amazing line. The means were pretty sketchy, but the end was SO worth it!
My room at the Villa Dalla Valle in Silverton. Apparently, it was also Shaun White's room for 2 straight weeks. It was kind of like sleeping at my grandma's house but in a really good way!
After we left Silverton, we headed over to Telluride for a day of riding since neither of us had ever been there and Jeff's crazy cousin Brad got us an INSANE deal on lodging and free lift tickets. This was part of my breakfast but it was so tasty, I deemed it blog worthy. Freshly squeezed apple/pineapple juice. Tasted just like a fall morning.
I made a friend on the gondola. We held hands and she stuck her tongue down my throat. Not unlike some of my other experiences on gondolas.
Coming down the gondola at the end of the day. Telluride kind of reminds me a little of Breck.
I hope the pictures could do the trip justice. I'm totally exhausted today. What an amazing time, though.
Love you guys!
Meesh
p.s. Does anyone else have Wii Mario Kart? Wanna play me? Hit me up!
