Tabaguache Creek

After years of talking about it, there was finally an opportunity to explore this remote Colorado creek.

Unable to put-in where the road meets the creek we opted to hike down to the Tabaguache

Ryan Howe dragging toward the water

Y.B packing his kayak

No shortage of fire wood on Tabaguache

More wood! at least this one is not a portage

Wilderness for sure

Conveyor belt class II to wood, common for this streach

The one drop in the wilderness section. We were hoping it was going to turn on from here down, but it just got more mellow.

Ryan Howe running the one "sweet drop"

Wilson Peak

One call the night before was all it took to motivate an early morning approach on Wilson Peak.

Just enough light to hike without a headlamp

Two small groups of Telluride locals converged on the summit of Wilson Peak for one fine day of steep spring skiing. Perfect snow and ideal weather allowed for a rather peaceful assault on the steeps of Wilson Peak's north face

Kim Havel making the final approach to the summit

The variation of the usual route (what we think Davenport skied?) looked a little easier from across the valley. Regardless it didn't take much convincing to get Garan to explore this route with me.

Looking down the "Davenport" line

Garan making it look easy.

Close to 3000 vert of steep pow skiing! led to some gloppy corn on the traverse out. Was lots a fun in the sun.

Garen Mangan Dimuzio, making a steep turn on the North Face of Wilson Peak

Where the variation meets the standard route.