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Comment on Return to Cataract Ridge 9.3.11 by Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:25 +0000

Yeah Mike, I still need to do the Spring Creek to Cataract section myself. Kind of a huge shuttle, though, so I’m not sure how to connect it.

Snow Mesa-Miner’s is terrific as well, though finding all of the singletrack on Miner’s creek won’t be easy if you don’t know the way. Cross the willows by a pole after the doubletrack starts, that’s all I can say.

Combining Cataract and Snow Mesa makes for an amazing weekend of SJ adventure riding. One of these trips, I’m going to try to make it to South Fork, as I hear the riding there is becoming excellent.

Comment on Return to Cataract Ridge 9.3.11 by Mike

Mike — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:29:00 +0000

We will be heading back for another attempt at Cataract Ridge. Last year we got a late start at Spring Creek Pass and had to descend West Lost Trail Creek (which was fantastic itself). We are determined to start much earlier this year and finish the full Spring Creek -> West Pole…

Sounds like we should plan on Snow->Miner’s for the second day, eh?

Comment on 54 Best Descents: Front Range by Frank

Frank — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:51:29 +0000

Thanks Phil! The North Face of La Plata is complicated and offers a number of different choices (well, maybe not this year). So you could ski the widest, most moderate route or ski one of the smaller, steeper couloirs with mandatory airtime. So the NF of La Plata could be anywhere between maybe D7-D9 depending on the exact route (IMO). No matter what, La Plata is a fun one- enjoy!

Comment on 54 Best Descents: Front Range by phil

phil — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:05:44 +0000

Hey Frank,

This is a great page. I was wondering though, how would you rate the north face of La Plata, on the D-Scale?

Comment on 54 Best Descents: Front Range by Meadow Mountain (11,632′) « snowboardradio.com

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Comment on Final Post at 14erskiers/ Frank’s blog by Skis

Skis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:18:19 +0000

Liked your page.

Comment on Where the Peaks Have No Names 5.9.09 by Frank

Frank — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:39:55 +0000

Jed- We call that the Spider Face. Went up it last year, but ended up skiing down the “White Widow”, as we call the line on the S Face.

Comment on Where the Peaks Have No Names 5.9.09 by Jed

Jed — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:12 +0000

“A project to be solved another season” is the north face of PT13253. It’s a pretty sweet looking face.

Comment on Ben White Skis New Hampshire’s 4kers by Frank

Frank — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:27 +0000

Ryan, I’ll let Ben know and he can choose to respond. Also, I moved the comment here:
(We’re trying to consolidate the comments on the main blog- Thanks!)

Comment on Ben White Skis New Hampshire’s 4kers by ryan christensen

ryan christensen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:07:36 +0000

Is there any way to get in touch with Ben regarding beta? Interested in tackling a few of these