First descent - flatiron #1

[WTF is dat]

http://www.denverpost.com/winterspor...first-flatiron

Pretty damn cool

[Jupski]

Cool line, too bad they had to be roped up for 600 of the 800 vertical foot run.

[Lindahl]

Thats what happens when you ski blower on top of rock and ice and no base. Sketch as fuck. Cool, but hard to call that skiing, imo.

[WTF is dat]

Thats what happens when you ski blower on top of rock and ice and no base. Sketch as fuck. Cool, but hard to call that skiing, imo.

Yeah, it sucks that he "cheated," but I can't imagine doing that without a belay.

Looking at the flatirons today I have no idea how the hell he managed to ski that face

[Hacksaw]

http://www.climbing.com/news/ski-fla...onic-landmark/

[MMP]

Just toured CU Boulder and our guide told us about this. Cool.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Makes me think of this.

And of the people who skied Cannon cliff a few years back:

[galibier_numero_un]

Very cool. On related note, here are accounts of the first descent of the 1911 Gulley on the 3rd:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ly-ski-descent
http://www.wwwright.com/skiing/2007/...e1911Gully.htm

In the preceding days (surrounding Christmas of 2006), there were two rare (for Boulder) huge storms. The first one dumped some 30" & the second one piled on another 20".

Cheers,
Thom

[From_the_NEK]

Makes me think of this.

And of the people who skied Cannon cliff a few years back:

Also makes me think of this...

http://www.mammutathleteteam.com/200...rse-ledge.html

I remember an older report on Whitehorse where they went off the top, but it looks like the blog that had it is now invite only

[abraham]

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=287958
Back on track
One of the guys who did it is posting this thread. Some cool pictures.

Reminds me of the (medusa?) Face on Olympus in salt lake. whatever the name is for skiers coming down the west slabs

[Skidog]

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=287958
Back on track
One of the guys who did it is posting this thread. Some cool pictures.

Reminds me of the (medusa?) Face on Olympus in salt lake. whatever the name is for skiers coming down the west slabs

It's Medusa, but it faces northish looking down at Millcreek roughly.

[zartagen]

Rog would be throwing a fit over this

[Skidog]

Rog would be throwing a fit over this

im sure he is, but theyll have to listen to it over on timefortuckerman.com

[_Aaron_]

Cool project.

[alto]

Polls show more than 95% (+/- 5%) of people who think this is cool went to CU Boulder.

[_Aaron_]

Polls show more than 95% (+/- 5%) of people who think this is cool went to CU Boulder.

Feeling a bit jaded today Drew?

[skier666]

The lack of helmet skiing that line confuses me...

[pfluffenmeister]

Rog would be throwing a fit over this

hahahaha!!
why did he get banned again?
other than being a opinionated-douchey-butt-wiggler.

The lack of helmet skiing that line confuses me...

... and, where are the ALPINE boots?

poser.



^^^ that's what rog would say.





nice story, but if you need that much rope, it might be a nope.

[garretvs]

The lack of helmet skiing that line confuses me...

Fall you die so helmet not necessary?

[Lindahl]

Not while on belay

[whipski]

This looks like a more enjoyable line

[rob stokes]

Loved the bit in the article that said "blah blah blah the line is 800ft, while the tallest buildings in boulder are 700ft".

Imagine if that's how they described descents on proper mountains?

[zartagen]

There are 700 foot buildings in boulder?

[stuckathuntermtn]

Are there even 700' buildings in Denver? That's like 60-70 storeys.

[BigDaddy]

The lack of helmet skiing that line confuses me...

Maybe cuz the lack of a head?

Not that I'm not impressed... but when did he put his boots on?