Gore Range - CO

East Partner Pk. - 13,057'

Southwest Couloir

Another Perfect Day - Well Timed! This zone and line has been on the list for a bit now... Skiing it in safe and favorable conditions requires several variables to align just right. The southern aspects are typically not a favorable one, this year has been an exception as northerly winds have been more prevalent, filling in lines which are typically thin. The last huge storm cycle dropping around 3' of snow at the higher elevations really caked things, followed by a couple of clear warm days resulted in some nice freeze thaw cycles to help stabilize the massive amounts of storm snow. When we saw the forecast calling a nice refresh at elevation, but more importantly a cool and cloudy day we figured it was a good time to for the southwest couloir.... the cloud cover was going to remove the wet slide risk from the equation.. nailed it Great Day!

We climbed and ski'd the lookers right couloir of the twin set of couloirs left of the summit

Summit View to the North - Peaks P,H and G

Looking Back at our Tracks - East Partner Pk 13057' - Southwest Couloir

East Partner Pk 13057' - Southwest Couloir - taken from Outpost Pk 12362’

Gore Range - CO

Palomino Pt. - 13,045'

"Gatsby" Couloir

The week prior when we ski'd "orphan boy" Col, i couldn't stop looking at Palomino Pt to the south across the drainage. I took way to many photos of it:) With several north facing chutes marking the north face of the pk it just was begging to be ski'd. The prominent snowfield to couloir lookers right of the summit spire became our goal the following week.....And It was Money! an absolute awesome climb, summit and ski! Unforgettable day for sure!

By no means is "Gatsby" a recognized name...when we ski'd Keller Mtn the week prior the line caught my attention, so we made plans to ski it the following week. I kept seeing an image of a face when i glanced at the peak. Then i put my finger on it... the great gatsby eyes/face... go google it and see if you can see it:)

There she si coming into view - Kevin, Jonah

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Palomino Pt.  then Grand Traverse Pk. — Palomino Pt. then Grand Traverse Pk.

East Partner Pk. - Southwest Couloir

Palomino Pt - "Gatsby" Couloir