Weekend Ski Tour

View of Homestake from 10th Mtn Hut

View south towards Mt. Elbert from 10th Mtn Hut

Headed out for the ridge above the hut

Here are a few pictures from last weekend's 10th Mtn Hut ski tour.  It had snowed Friday night so conditions were great (and cold) on Saturday morning.  We parked at the Crane Park TH, just south of Tennessee Pass near Leadville.  It was one of our group member's first time touring so we took our time, making the 3.5 mile trek in to the hut in about four hours.

The hut location is beautiful (see pics above) with views of Homestake Peak (elev. 13215 feet / 4027 m) to the west and Mt. Elbert (elev. 14,440 feet / 4401 m) to the south.   

Spring visited us again on Sunday.  Temps warmed up above freezing.  After our trek up to the ridge just NE of the hut, the snow conditions deteriorated and got quite sticky!  We got a good workout, though, LOL. 

Skiing out Monday morning was a challenge as we made our way down 2.5 miles of frozen snowmobile tracks... yikes.  Most of us ended up donning our skins to help slow us down.  The last two miles of trail were designated as "ski only", making the final leg of the trip *much* easier!