Fletcher Mountain North Face 6.4.15

(Last Updated On: June 24, 2015)

When the nearly daily snowfall of May finally began to clear, the mountains of Colorado were as caked as they’ve been anytime in recent memory. The higher you went, the better the snow was. And best of all, no dust! Searching for a fun line with great access, Brittany and I decided on the North face of Fletcher Mountain. While slides covered nearly every aspect, a result of the sun finally peaking out after a month of snow, there was still plenty of smooth snow on a fun line on Fletcher.

Fletcher Mountain Drift Peak

Drift was looking good, too:
Drift Peak


The clear night meant that we had a great freeze and the climb went by quickly.
Climb fletcher Mountain

Climbing Fletcher Mountain with Drift Peak

Summit of Fletcher Mountain

I was a few minutes ahead of Brittany at the summit, so I made a couple of phone calls and helped get the finishing touches on a real estate deal figured out. No seriously, it was pretty cool…

Democrat was almost unrecognizable, usually the North face has lines on it, rather than just being a big snowy face.
Democrat North Face

Atlantic’s West Face:
Atlantic West Face

Looking down the North face of Fletcher:

The first turn was an interesting one, especially when I was expecting a lot softer snow 🙂
Ski north face Fletcher Mountain

The snow got better as we descended. If we had waited much longer, it would have been too soft at the bottom. Such is life during the spring…

Ski Fletcher Mountain

We haven’t skied corn this good for years. Just beautiful!
corn skiing

Fletcher was a great ski and the choices and easy access of Mayflower Gulch make it a favorite of ours. Even as we approach the Fourth of July, there is still an amazing amount of great snow out there. Get one more before bike season takes over…

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Frank Konsella

Frank loves snow more than anything... except his wife.  He ensures his food is digested properly by chewing it 32 times before swallowing.He is a full-time real estate agent serving Crested Butte and Gunnison and would be honored to send you his monthly newsletter.

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Fletcher Mountain North Face 6.4.15
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After the near-daily snows of the "miracle May" of 2015 winded down, we found great conditions for a ski descent of Fletcher Mountain.
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Frank Konsella

Frank loves snow more than anything... except his wife.    He ensures his food is digested properly by chewing it 32 times before swallowing. He is a full-time real estate agent serving Crested Butte and Gunnison and would be honored to send you his monthly newsletter.

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