San Luis Peak Trip Report 04/23/2013

Peak(s):	San Luis Peak - 14,023 feet
Date Posted:	04/23/2013
Date Climbed:	04/21/2013
Author:	Gueza

Glopfest 2013 - San Luis Peak
Crew: Rob (Logling), Me Stats: 13miles 5200ft Vertical RT Route: Climb and ski of the most West Yawner Gully from Equity Mine Time: Start 4am Back at car at 3pm (11 hours RT) A last minute decision was made Saturday morning to go climb and ski San Luis peak on Sunday. Rob and I made it up the mostly dry road to the TH just below the Equity mine at around 9pm. The alarms were set for 3:15am and we were on the trail and moving by 4am. A little route finding error had us on the Northern end of the pass at around sunrise. Rob topping out on the pass A look at the dust layer buried beneath a thick windslab on a 25 degree NE facing slope The result was an ECTX The skiing from the pass was some of the best i've had all year Very soon it was time to start skinning again We made good progress skinning up the majority of the Yawner Looking West Soon enough it was time to booter Crampons would have made the ascent a lot faster as the snow was pretty firm in places Getting bored with the snow we hopped on the ridge Wetterhorn and Uncompagre are looking nice Then it was just a short stroll to the summit Topped out on the summit at around 11am Ski descent number 31 for both of us Rob Me Hung around for a little bit and it was time to click in. Skiing directly off of the summit is always a treat Getting Some All too soon it was time to put the skins back on and ensue what would be one of the most memorable skins of my life... After a lot of this... and this... We finally made it to the top of the pass After that it was just a fast pleasant ski back to the car. Solid day with a solid partner. Thanks for a good day Rob!

Glopfest 2013 - San Luis Peak

Crew: Rob (Logling), Me
Stats: 13miles 5200ft Vertical RT
Route: Climb and ski of the most West Yawner Gully from Equity Mine
Time: Start 4am Back at car at 3pm (11 hours RT)

A last minute decision was made Saturday morning to go climb and ski San Luis peak on Sunday. Rob and I made it up the mostly dry road to the TH just below the Equity mine at around 9pm. The alarms were set for 3:15am and we were on the trail and moving by 4am. A little route finding error had us on the Northern end of the pass at around sunrise.

Rob topping out on the pass

A look at the dust layer buried beneath a thick windslab on a 25 degree NE facing slope
The result was an ECTX

The skiing from the pass was some of the best i've had all year

Very soon it was time to start skinning again

We made good progress skinning up the majority of the Yawner

Looking West

Soon enough it was time to booter

Crampons would have made the ascent a lot faster as the snow was pretty firm in places

Getting bored with the snow we hopped on the ridge

Wetterhorn and Uncompagre are looking nice

Then it was just a short stroll to the summit

Topped out on the summit at around 11am

Ski descent number 31 for both of us

Rob

Hung around for a little bit and it was time to click in. Skiing directly off of the summit is always a treat

Getting Some

All too soon it was time to put the skins back on and ensue what would be one of the most memorable skins of my life...

After a lot of this...

and this...

We finally made it to the top of the pass

After that it was just a fast pleasant ski back to the car. Solid day with a solid partner. Thanks for a good day Rob!

Comments or Questions

bergsteigen	Awesome! 4/23/2013 9:24pm I've been looking to ski this one soon, so thanks for the beta!
BillMiddlebrook	Nice job! 4/23/2013 9:37pm I bet now you'll start carrying glopstopper?
dillonsarnelli	ERIC! 4/23/2013 10:14pm you the man!
lordhelmut	Land of Glob Monsters 4/23/2013 10:25pm Refer to Prakash's field manual on how to deal with the glob creatures north of San Luis Pass (its listed under ”More Wallowing”) http://www.summitpost.org/san-luis-winter-ascent-ski-descent-3-12-11/705099
SurfNTurf	Nice work 4/23/2013 10:30pm Cool report Eric, congrats on yet another one skied!
maverick_manley	Glop is your friend... say no to Glopstop 4/23/2013 11:22pm Nice report man. Thanks for the beta in the area. I thought there would be more dust
mtnfiend	looked like good snow..... 4/24/2013 12:50am for a 14er! Coverage looks surprisingly good down there, way to get after it.
lodgling	Pics 4/24/2013 3:14am Nice TR, Eric! I added an epilogue with a few pics of you. Fun getting out again.
pioletski	Nice one guys! 4/24/2013 6:27pm Glop, schmop. Just carry the last piece of an old bar of any wax, it'll work. We did have a greta time battling the glop on San Luis... as Prakash so ably documented.
KansasBoarder	Gloppity Gloppity... 4/29/2013 4:12pm Nice work! Some really fun turns after the last storm cycle - creamy goodness. I was surprised by the coverage in YBB as well. Not to shabby given the first 90% of the 'Winter'.

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