Colorado Backcountry: Loveland Pass - Five Car

Submitted by jp on Tue, 12/27/2005 - 10:18


UPDATE 12/31/05: Ffej's extreme workout video posted, check it out. This is the video from the 5 car area a week or so ago. Deep snow on the pass and lots of having fun. This video is hilarious!

5 Car - Ffej's Extreme Workout - (right click - save as)
5 Car - Ffej's Extreme Workout - (Mirror Link)

I met the vangina crew up at the Pass around 6:45am. After 20" over the previous two days conditions are deep. We waited for Mike and JJ to show up and started to shuttle the monster 4x4 van up the mountain. We hit some of the main chutes down from the summit and the pow was amazing and very untracked. Loveland Pass was closed during the storm so we pretty much had first dibs. We rode our favorite spots and decided to head over to the Gilbrater rock drop. Now this drop is the shit, a very large rock about 25 foot high sitting on the side of a really nice north facing chute with a great landing. From the top it feels like you are jumping off the end of the world, and with such a great landing and deep powder conditions you can go as big as you want. We all dropped it a few times and continued on with the day. The van crew had to take off around noon so I met up with Ffej, Jordan, Chris and Cash. We shuttled a few laps of powder and decided to head back over to the rock drop and have some fun. We each dropped it a bunch more times until we mashed out the landing. So much fun.

We got bored on the front side and decided to do some shuttle runs off the back and check out the 5 car area. After a few laps over here, it was Jordan, Ffej and myself left. For some reason, can't remember at this time we decided to start slogging through waist deep powder toward the Professor and the 5 car cliffs. We made it back to the hut and took a break. Ffej and Jordan got a game of cards going and started drinking on the cabin SoCo. Outside, Ffej lead the way down a nice powder face, our line sucked and there was way too much snow. We had to hike a good distance out. This was one of the best days out this season. Deep deep snow on top of a great base. Beautiful bluebird day and great friends.