Same intro from a couple of weeks ago:
Teocalli mountain (13,209′) was named by the Hayden survey for its’ resemblance to aztec pyramids. Anyone driving from Gunnison to Crested Butte will surely notice this distinctive peak lying to the N about 2/3rds of the way up highway 135. Roughly 25% of the dogs in Gunnison county are named “Teo”. The south face is a local’s classic- both times I’ve skied it before, it had some of the best hero corn I’ve ever skied. But Teocalli is a skier’s mountain, and it is riddled with top-notch skiing possibilities on all aspects in addition to the S face (pictured).
After the lifts at Crested Butte shut down for the season on the 13th, we weren’t about to let the lack of lifts slow us down the following day. Pete and I had wanted to ski the West face of [URL=http://thrillheadcreations.com/forum/weblog_entry.php?e=108]Teocalli[/URL] a couple of weeks ago, so we brought Luke along to hit it up. A coyote decided to welcome us to the summit:
Knowing how good the North face routes are, it was hard not to drop in:
This side of Thunder Pyramid is screaming for a first descent:
Pete drops in:
Luke:
Pete:
Then he decides to make it look deep:
Luke again:
A couple of me:
Back to Pete:
Eye Candy:
The route:
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