Qualifier: Galena Gulch to Colorado Trail - West Ridge — Qualifier: **Galena Gulch to Colorado Trail - West Ridge**

Another Vanski adventure... this time we moved our sleeping quarters in doors, thanks to Auntie Ruth's mountain view condo hookup in Dillon. Not only did we have great housing arrangements but we had tons of wonderful family who so graciously hung with the boys while we rode 50 miles of glorious single track in the summit county area! What a week! We even witnessed a beautiful wedding between Turi and Megan!

The climb before the goods - Colorado Trail: Segment 6 — The climb before the goods - Colorado Trail: Segment 6

One of Summit Counties Best Downhills - Colorado Trail: Segment 6

Historic mining waterworks - Galena Ditch Trail

Trail Gnomes - Colorado Trail: Segment 6

Beetle Kill Clearings - Colorado Trail: Segment 6

Riding along historic mining waterworks - Galena Ditch Trail

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Gore Range - CO

Buffalo Mountain North Summit (12,777')

Silver Couloir

Summit counties iconic Buffalo Mountain....you know the one that dominates your your view as you exit the Eisenhower Tunnel. She is a beaut of a mountain with several glorious ski options off its twin summits (north and south summit humps) which bookend the peaks cauldron. Earlier in the season we ski'd the southeast face off the southern summit. With the more stable conditions of spring we decided to go back for the popular Silver Couloir off the northern summit. A perfect 3000' vertical line!

Deming Mountain & Mount of the Holy Cross

The Silver Col is the middle chute and longest of the three chutes which run off the northeast side of Buffalo. (pic taken from along the continental divide four days after we ski'd the Silver)

Bike Week - Summit County

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Buffalo Mountain (north summit) - Silver Couloir