Sneffels Half Loop Race Results
Congratulations to all! Thank you for racing with us! Join us this summer on the same course, without skis and with trail runners! Race details to be announced, stay tuned.
Congratulations to all! Thank you for racing with us! Join us this summer on the same course, without skis and with trail runners! Race details to be announced, stay tuned.
NOAA 7-Day Forecast: Sunny. March has been what the Colorado Avalanche Information Center calls just plainly “unusual.” Ridgway’s high temperatures this week should reach the upper 50s and near the same in our neighboring mountain towns. Spring has sprung. The snow is still holding on the trails and “now’s the time to go high,” says…
Racer Marcel Medued kept an accurate account of race stats–or rather his Garmin did. Photo courtesy of Summer Ruckman
The return of the Sneffels Half Loop backcountry ski race was a welcome one. Forty-one racers took the starting line and forty-one finished at the Ridgway Hut access road and the Blue Lakes trailhead, respectively, the long and short courses.
Mmmm…..pizza…..What could be better than a deliciously hot pizza after skiing in the backcountry all day? Nothing, no ifs, ands, or buts, gourmet pizza is definitely my favorite dinner to eat at a hut….hands down. If your mouth is salivating, but your mind is filling with doubt about the feasibility of pulling off a gourmet pizza in a hut, rest assured Gentlemen and Ladies, YOU can do it. It’s actually quite simple and the ingredients can be lightweight too.