{"id":5137,"date":"2013-04-29T07:21:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T13:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2013-04-30T09:43:29","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T15:43:29","slug":"tr-hall-of-fame-27-april-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/tr-hall-of-fame-27-april-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"TR: Hall of Fame (27 April 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hall of Fame is one of the most obvious lines that catches skiers eyes as they gaze up to the jagged peak that caps Crested Butte. Yet, it is one of the lesser known areas on the mountain. Just above the Banana couloir, the lingering snowfield ramps up, steeper and steeper, until it reaches the summit. Coming off of good conditions for the Terminator 3 chute<\/a> the week before, we decided the Hall of Fame would make a nice follow up. <\/p>\n

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Within the ski area boundary, but considered a permanent closure, Hall of Fame doesn’t seem to get skied much these days, especially since patrol did not open Banana during the last two ski seasons. But, this area was used as the day four venue for the 1993 Extreme Competition. To get competitors safely into the area, two rappels had to be set up. The anchors for these rappels were set by Johnny Biggers, who still resides in Crested Butte today. <\/p>\n

Coincidentally, Frank happened to have an old VHS tape of this very Extreme Competition. As we watched it together, he said, “This footage is the reason why I moved here.” The video is a near hour-long production of the entire competition. But, I have clipped it to only include excerpts from the day four Hall of Fame venue. The footage features big-name heroes like Doug Coombs, Seth Morrison, Dean Cummings, Kasha Rigby, Dean Conway, and even our very own Johnny Biggers!
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