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Ski Lines in Northern San Juans - 11

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Favorite Almost back to the valley floor.
Difficult

Artist Trees

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -745 ft Descent • -227.11 m Descent

Silverton, CO
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Favorite Snow bunny. If you look hard, below in the trees is the rooftop of the Addie S.
Intermediate

Addie S Lap

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -293 ft Descent • -89.45 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Favorite Heading up Lavender Col.
Very Difficult

Lavender Col.

2.1 mi 3.4 km • -2,615 ft Descent • -797.06 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Very Difficult

Lightning Bolt Couloir

0.8 mi 1.3 km • -1,570 ft Descent • -478.47 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Intermediate

Easy Laps

0.1 mi 0.2 km • -204 ft Descent • -62.26 m Descent

Lake City, CO
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Easy

Low-Angle Turns

0.1 mi 0.1 km • -56 ft Descent • -16.97 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Intermediate

Practice Slope

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -250 ft Descent • -76.08 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Difficult

Little Matterhorn

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -455 ft Descent • -138.61 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Difficult

Fare West

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -404 ft Descent • -123.15 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Difficult

Near East

0.4 mi 0.7 km • -1,102 ft Descent • -335.91 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Intermediate/Difficult

Magnum Couloir

1.1 mi 1.8 km • -2,608 ft Descent • -794.79 m Descent

Telluride, CO
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Northern San Juans Skiing

  • 5 Miles 8 Kilometers of Descents
  • 11 ski lines
  • 1 Easy Trail Easy Trails
  • 8 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 11 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Ascents in Northern San Juans - 9

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0.6 mi 1.0 km #1Approach to Artist Trees
Difficult
Silverton, CO
Difficult
Silverton, CO
0.4 mi 0.7 km #2Addie S Cabin Skin Track
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
2.2 mi 3.5 km #3McMillan Peak
Intermediate/Difficult
Telluride, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Telluride, CO
2.7 mi 4.4 km #4Mt Sneffels: Lavender Ascent
Very Difficult
Telluride, CO
Very Difficult
Telluride, CO
1.1 mi 1.8 km #5Grandma's Couloir Approach
Difficult
Telluride, CO
Difficult
Telluride, CO 24 
8.1 mi 13.0 km #6Hinsdale Haute Route
Very Difficult
Lake City, CO
Very Difficult
Lake City, CO
5.2 mi 8.3 km #7Blue Lakes Hut
Intermediate
Telluride, CO
Intermediate
Telluride, CO
3.7 mi 5.9 km #8Little Matterhorn Access
Difficult
Telluride, CO
Difficult
Telluride, CO
5.5 mi 8.9 km #9Burn Hut Access
Easy/Intermediate
Ridgway, CO
Easy/Intermediate
Ridgway, CO

Photos of Northern San Juans - 28

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The scenery is breathtaking
Apr 8, 2015 near Silverton, CO
The expanse
Apr 8, 2015 near Silverton, CO
Heading up Lavender Col.
Jun 15, 2015 near Telluride, CO
Tour on Red Mountain Pass
Feb 13, 2018 near Silverton, CO
Another rad angle of the Grandma's couloir.
Nov 20, 2022 near Telluride, CO
Grandma's Couloir from the top.
Nov 20, 2022 near Telluride, CO
Grandma's Couloir is the far right open field, where the ski tracks are coming down (duh)
Nov 20, 2022 near Telluride, CO
Top of Grandma's Couloir, Nala (the dog) shredded it
Nov 20, 2022 near Telluride, CO