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Thread: Photo TR: Mount Valhalla, South Ridge, Gore Range 4.21.07

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski View Post
    I took this picture from near the summit of James Peak and was quite taken by the peak under this arrow.
    Pretty sure your looking @ Snowmass.
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    Any idea what kind of bird that is? I figured you would know. I'm no bird watcher, so my first guess was some sort of Quail.[/QUOTE]

    It's a Blue Grouse for your FYI, so not quite a quail (although they do look like one) but more in the grouse/turkey family! Pretty lucky to see one this early, one can usually see them in the fall.

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    Lovely.

    Looks like you guys had better weather than us on Saturday- we got greedy and went for a 2nd summit and got weathered in on the summit over 13K. We sat there for an hour waiting for some clearing - never came so we descended by braille - yuck.

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    Snowmass? Are you insane?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AzureAbyss View Post
    It's a Blue Grouse for your FYI, so not quite a quail (although they do look like one) but more in the grouse/turkey family! Pretty lucky to see one this early, one can usually see them in the fall.
    Correct. They're DELICIOUS.
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    Depends on who you ask. But not only am I pretty sure that's snowmass. I'm pretty sure you or someone else has posted that exact picture or one taken from a similar spot on TGR before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AzureAbyss View Post

    It's a Blue Grouse for your FYI, so not quite a quail (although they do look like one) but more in the grouse/turkey family! Pretty lucky to see one this early, one can usually see them in the fall.
    Thanks! Pretty cool bird. His defense mechanism is pretty interesting as well. When we turned the corner I think we startled him and he started puffing his feathers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StroupSkier View Post
    Depends on who you ask. But not only am I pretty sure that's snowmass. I'm pretty sure you or someone else has posted that exact picture or one taken from a similar spot on TGR before.
    I did post that picture before, that is true. However, considering that Snowmass mountain is around 100 miles and 3 mountain ranges west from James Peak, I'd say that the probability of that particular mountain being Snowmass is around .0000000000001%.

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    Unreal and I agree with the post earlier. We do indeed need Iski TR specific emoticons, perphaps giant gold titties or bacon strips
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    A blue is arguably the smartest or the dumbest of gamebirds. Clearly, along with the ptarmigan they are among the very smartest for their selection of lifestyle could simply not lead them to more beautiful places.

    But flying up into a tree or puffing up at the approach of "predators" puts them down in the dumb dumbs. They can be sucessfully hunted with sticks and rocks. Of course sometimes…they'll take off for the next county like they're supposed to.
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    iskibc, how late in the summer does that snowfield hold skiable snow?
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    And furthermore. What is up with turkey bacon? Healthy bacon? Unpossible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    A blue is arguably the smartest or the dumbest of gamebirds. Clearly, along with the ptarmigan they are among the very smartest for their selection of lifestyle could simply not lead them to more beautiful places.

    But flying up into a tree or puffing up at the approach of "predators" puts them down in the dumb dumbs. They can be sucessfully hunted with sticks and rocks. Of course sometimes…they'll take off for the next county like they're supposed to.
    Haha I was going to say earlier that you can hunt the things w/ sticks but since I had no experience doing it, I would be a wee bit out of my realm to say as much...But, my buddies have done it, made for a nice meal I guess while they were out elk hunting! But I don't want to turn this into a grouse/elk hunting thread, so carry on!

    Nice, Nice! Gore TR's...I've been eyeing some of the lines farther north (towards Green Mtn Reservoir) so this is some great info to have!

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    Quote Originally Posted by StroupSkier View Post
    iskibc, how late in the summer does that snowfield hold skiable snow?
    The snowfields off the east side of Grand Traverse are skiable well into July, but get pretty rough. The ramp leading up the summit usually melts out by mid-late June.

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    Another top notch TR Dave. Love the Gore Range stoke every time you post it.

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    We noticed the dust layer that day while skiing at Loveland. It looked like it was deposited on top of the snow after the lifts closed Friday (IMO). It might have originated from the Colorado Plateau area, based on the orangish color.

    And that looks nothing like Snowmass. If you hike in the Sawatch you see Snowmass all the time. The peak on the left edge of that photo looks like Sopris, and Snowmass would be further to the left (past Capitol).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski View Post
    Snowmass? Are you insane?
    Assuming the pick is from James Peak in the Front Range than that is not Snowmass, if it is I will eat my hat and gladly pay you double what you payed for whatever telephoto you used for that pic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AzureAbyss View Post

    Nice, Nice! Gore TR's...I've been eyeing some of the lines farther north (towards Green Mtn Reservoir) so this is some great info to have!
    Yeah, the northern peaks in the Gore are looking good right now. Eagles Nest has been on my to-do list for a couple years now, as well as Guyselman and Powell.



    Here's a pic taken on James in roughly the same spot as the one IRLTS took:




    That peak you are referring to is definitely not Snowmass. I'm pretty sure it's something in the Gore or possibly the far northern Sawatch. Holy Cross is to the far left of the photo above, and the peak you are referring to is more in the middle of the photo, which would be something in the Gore. I'm guessing that it's either Valhalla, Grand Traverse, or Keller. I may be way off though.

    Here's a good pano of the east side of the Gore. Photo snagged from summitpost.org:





    Here's a good pano from 13ers.com taken from Ute Pass:

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    thanks for always getting it done in the gore range, was one of my favorite ranges to visit in the summer, never got up there in the winter...... I loved the solitude in the summer months must be dead in the winter

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    Awesome TR as always...I have been eyeing that couloir off of "N" for quite some time now as well as a few others while driving past Green Mtn. resevoir (the wife is required to drive that strech ). Any idea of the access from that side of the range, perhaps via CR1700 to Black lake or CR1725 to Cataract Lake?
    Sweet panoramic, that really helps me link the visuals with the TOPO. Thanks, saved to hard drive!

    Dust layer hit the Steamboat Zone and Flattops as well...Came in Wednesday night with the wind event/storm. All the cars in steamboat were covered with a layer of red dust thursday...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cold_smoke View Post
    Awesome TR as always...I have been eyeing that couloir off of "N" for quite some time now as well as a few others while driving past Green Mtn. resevoir (the wife is required to drive that strech ). Any idea of the access from that side of the range, perhaps via CR1700 to Black lake or CR1725 to Cataract Lake?
    Sweet panoramic, that really helps me link the visuals with the TOPO. Thanks, saved to hard drive!

    Dust layer hit the Steamboat Zone and Flattops as well...Came in Wednesday night with the wind event/storm. All the cars in steamboat were covered with a layer of red dust thursday...
    Thanks. "N" and "O" offer some kickass lines off the east side, but are super tough to reach due to private property boundaries and the lack of a true trailhead. They are definitely overnighters, but are well worth the effort as that area is so remote and so beautiful. Blake Lake drainage is one of the most difficult to reach drainages in the entire Gore. It sees maybe a handful of visitors each year. Most of it is bushwhacking, with no real trail system and a far far away trailhead.

    One of these years I'm gonna take a week or two off from work and do a ski traverse along the eastern side of the Gore. There are some cool cabins in a few of those drainages. Boulder Creek has one as well as Cataract Lake.

    Let me know if you ever want to get in there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iskibc View Post
    One of these years I'm gonna take a week or two off from work and do a ski traverse along the eastern side of the Gore.
    I'm in Way to get it you two! I can't wait to pop my Gore cherry.
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    Nice trip. You are always making that extra level of effort which is why I always check out your TRs. Thanks Mang! Pans...that range is I remember that view from Ute pass, its worth the short jaunt.

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