A lift line at Powderhorn.... inconceivable!
I remember you said that when I asked the question in my original post. But there was . And people weren't used to it you could tell.A lift line at Powderhorn.... inconceivable!
A cool bridge I crossed on road from Ski Cooper back up to I-70.
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Because they do it all at once. Drill out the cavity and the tooth, make the crown, then put it in. Get it all done at once instead of having to go back like used to.Why did your crown take 2-1/2 hours?
Stunned you drove Million Dollar Highway in the winter while it was snowing! That's crazy or bordering on having a death wish!Day 8 (Jan 21) - Headed out to do Telluride. Didn't realize it was 45 miles from Ouray. For some reason, I thought it was 10. Anyway, as I drew within 10 miles of Telluride, the snow started coming down. Ended up parking in the free garage at Market Plaza and catching the gondola over to Mountain Village. I bought my lift ticket at 11:00 and the lady behind the counter said there were only 2700 people on the hill right now. . Rode up Village Express Lift (4) and did some runs. Then worked my way over to Polar Queen Express (5) and did some bump runs there. Noticed that they had all the lifts to the upper mountain closed (6 and 14). By this time, the snow was coming down heavy and the wind had picked up. I struggled against the wind on some cat walks to get over to Prospect Express Lift (12) to do some intermediate runs in Prospect Bowl. Once off the top of the lift, the wind was fierce and was near white-out conditions. I don't like having very limited visibility in an area I've never been to. So, I followed the only people I saw down a green trail and ended up back at The Meadows base where I decided to have some lunch at Big Billies. Rest of the day I stuck to the runs served by Village Express Lift as the visibility was still low because of the snow and wind. Probably not a good idea to pick a storm day to ski Telluride for the first time, but I thought the snow would hold off till later in the day.
Day 9 (Jan 22) - Went to bed the night before thinking the snow was over. Woke up to 6" of fresh light powder on the truck and still snowing heavily. I had already booked at place at Purgatory for the night and I had to do a stupid conference call with some people at 12:00 noon. So, I decided to clean off the truck and leave Ouray going down 550 toward Purgatory. The road was open over Red Mountain Pass, but it was snow/ice covered. That doesn't bother me driving, but this sure did below:
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No shoulder to your right and it drops straight off hundreds of feet. There are a couple places like this.
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Fortunately, traffic was light so I drove on the left hand side of the road up close to the rocks. I also am glad I brought extra underwear. They also have this neat Avalanche Lean To across the road. First time I've ever seen one of those.
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Continued over Red Mountain Pass and as I neared the bottom, the snow let up and the sun started coming out. After getting by the "drop offs", traveling down Route 550 was just amazing. I was awestruck. Of all my visits in CO to date, this had to be the best scenery and views I've encountered.
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He was very well prepared: "I also am glad I brought extra underwear."Stunned you drove Million Dollar Highway in the winter while it was snowing! That's crazy or bordering on having a death wish!
My wife didn't like us going on it on a clear day in the summer
Isn't Hesperus out on 550 outside of Durango? I'm pretty sure I passed it on a drive, but I didn't see any lifts spinning and nobody there.You missed out on Hesperus on the drive from Telluride to Durango!
Has Red River reopened ? ?Great thread bamaman! If you are heading east and have time, check out Red River in New Mexico https://www.redriverskiarea.com/ .
I met a woman who drove a snowplow for CDOT. She was plowing Red Mt pass when an avalanche swept the plowStunned you drove Million Dollar Highway in the winter while it was snowing! That's crazy or bordering on having a death wish!
My wife didn't like us going on it on a clear day in the summer
Isn't Hesperus out on 550 outside of Durango? I'm pretty sure I passed it on a drive, but I didn't see any lifts spinning and nobody there.