{"id":1501,"date":"2010-12-09T18:41:20","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T00:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2010-12-11T20:03:39","modified_gmt":"2010-12-12T02:03:39","slug":"tr-skiing-from-uncle-buds-hut-4-5-dec-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/tr-skiing-from-uncle-buds-hut-4-5-dec-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"TR: Skiing from Uncle Bud’s hut (4 & 5 Dec 2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, Frank and I joined 12 other people on a hut trip to Uncle Bud’s hut. The occasion? Our friend Matt, whom we met on Little Bear last year and has been a reliable ski partner since, was turning 50!
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This hut is part of the 10th Mountain Division system and is located outside of Leadville. I will post another blog<\/a> on the great features of the Uncle Bud’s hut as well as our elaborate birthday celebration. But, today’s blog will focus on the skiing.<\/p>\n

Our mouths drooled over lines like this.
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But the snowpack was shallow (2-3 feet deep) and fairly rotten. Lines like that would have to wait for later. Instead, we focused on more mellow terrain such as this.
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On Saturday, we joined Matt for a late afternoon ski with some beautiful scenery along the way. Frank and Matt.
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The Gore Range in the distance.
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The sky was fantastic.
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Leadville below, surrounded by mountains.
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The Arkansas Valley below with the Sangres in the distance.
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Frank and Matt.
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Matt making turns.
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Frank lets it loose as darkness approaches.
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The next morning, everyone headed back to civilization fairly early. But, Frank and I stuck around for a few more turns. We found some better snow on a northeast facing slope. But, there were signs of instability so we didn’t linger long.<\/p>\n

Me.
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Frank.
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If Frank looks like he’s skiing uphill, he is!
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While the skiing out of Uncle Bud’s was certainly not prime, it certainly has potential, especially for bigger lines normally skied in a more stable spring snow pack. It was a fun area to check out! <\/p>\n

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