โSkiing with a boat on my back at nearly 14,000โฒ sure sounds like a gimmick, but it turns out our corner of southwest Colorado features an incredible high altitude travel route perched in-between two of the stateโs best whitewater runs.โ
Loved this little video of posted by Jeffery Creamer of a backcountry crew using Coloradoโs waterways to access backcountry summer ski lines in The San Juans including a trip up 14,059ft Sunlight Peak:
โThree of us spent four days on the wildest adventure Iโve come up with so far, featuring consistent quality punctuated by a ski descent of the 14,059โฒ Sunlight Peak and an exploratory packraft descent in the headwaters of Vallecito creek. We carried our packraft/paddling setups and full ski mountaineering setups (avy gear, crampons/axe) through the entire traverse.โ
For a full breakdown of the trip and further Colorado adventure inspiration I highly recommend visiting THIS BLOG:
