You need to do it ala Ken Nolan: The 14er GRID!
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What do you call Calendar Winter?
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Fr3ako
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Re: What do you call Calendar Winter?
Who needs a thermometer? That’s what my nipples are for. -- Kintz
There are two rules to success in life. 1) Never tell everything you know. -- Roger H. Lincoln
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Jim Davies
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Re: What do you call Calendar Winter?
That's when the skiers get busy. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the ski finishers has done them all in April.climbing_rob wrote:I wonder if anyone has completed the CO 14ers in Colorado-winter vs. Calendar winter? What I'd call "Colorado Winter" is more like February-April... that sure would be a tougher task I would think.
But even the mighty Ken has about 10 14ers he's only done in June through September.
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climbing_rob
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Re: What do you call Calendar Winter?
Of course! Makes sense. So agree, probably been done.Jim Davies wrote:That's when the skiers get busy. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the ski finishers has done them all in April.climbing_rob wrote:I wonder if anyone has completed the CO 14ers in Colorado-winter vs. Calendar winter? What I'd call "Colorado Winter" is more like February-April... that sure would be a tougher task I would think.
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dsunwall
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Re: What do you call Calendar Winter?
well my friend, I have a slight disagreement with this.climbing_rob wrote:I wonder if anyone has completed the CO 14ers in Colorado-winter vs. Calendar winter? What I'd call "Colorado Winter" is more like February-April... that sure would be a tougher task I would think.
Many skiers have completed the 14ers during your Colorado winter. I don't believe any have skied the 14ers in calenedar winter. Generally the snow conditions are not good enough in calender winter and the avy danger can be higher. The other difference is the length of daylight in Decemeber-Feburary, this does become a big issue along with generally colder temps.The most comfortable time to get a snowflake, (I think they still mean calendar winter but I've lost track of the purple thing) is early March. Snow is consolidating and the days are longer and warmer.
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