{"id":420533,"date":"2016-04-19T21:57:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T03:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=420533"},"modified":"2016-04-19T21:57:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T03:57:58","slug":"aspen-classic-ski-hayden-4-7-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/aspen-classic-ski-hayden-4-7-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Hayden 4.7.16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany and I headed to Aspen not quite sure of the conditions we would find.  Wind and sun (in other words, typical springtime weather) had conspired to raise doubt on current conditions, but a few inches of fresh gave us hope as well.  Ski Hayden rises 4300&#8242; above the Castle Creek valley and seemed like a good choice for &#8220;further investigation&#8221;.  In the end, we were able to find good conditions on a classic route that was first skied in 1937.<\/p>\n<p>After hiking for what started to feel like forever through the forest, we finally broke into the alpine underneath the &#8220;Stammberger face&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6811.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Stammberger face of ski hayden\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the best parts of Ski Hayden is the views.  When we reached a ridge with views of the East face of Pyramid and the Landry Line, I called a lunch stop right then and there.  Still my favorite line in CO, by a wide margin.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6824.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Pyramid Landry Line from Ski Hayden\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brittany on the final push to the summit:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/phone1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Ski Hayden summit\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more READ MORE!--><br \/>\nMore eye candy from the summit- The actual Hayden Peak:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6856.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Hayden Peak\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hunter and Keefe.  Sadly, if you look closely, you&#8217;ll see some ugly ski tracks that mostly traversed across the face:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6833.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Hunter and Keefe mountains\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the way up, we had observed that while much of the snow was wind affected, other parts were surely holding what we affectionately call &#8220;rippled pow&#8221;.  That&#8217;s exactly what we ended up skiing.  That, and occasional windboard:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6890.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"skiing ski hayden\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brittany on the rippled pow:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/phone2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Brittany Konsella ski hayden\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/phone3.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"rippled powder\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feeling good about the stability, we headed over to the steeper Stammberger face that we had climbed under earlier.  This is a great playground and had the best snow of the day.  Frank:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6952.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Skiing the Stammberger face\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/6981.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Stammberger face\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did we mention that it was a nearly perfect day:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/7033.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"sunny powder skiing\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brittany nearing the bottom of the face:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/phone4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"skiing ski hayden peak\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back at the car, we actually remembered to bring a couple of beers for once, and we were able to toast our tracks which are visible in this photo:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Ski%20Hayden%204-7-16\/7108.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Ski Hayden\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t have asked for a more beautiful springtime day to ski a classic in great conditions!<\/p>\n<p>Just in case:<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avantlink.com\/product_ad_widget\/paw.php?pawid=115381&amp;pw=29053&amp;output=js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany and I headed to Aspen not quite sure of the conditions we would find. 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