TR: Ruby Hill 6-30-06

**TeleHoar** · 07-01-2007, 07:28 PM

We woke up at 4:00 am, ready to seize the day. After promptly falling back to sleep we woke up again at a respectable 8:30, packed the car, had an easy breakfast and drove to Denver.

The night was warm the night before, but I was confident the hill would be prime skiing still when we arrived after 3 PM. Trek the mala-mutant and my lovely girlfriend arrived at the base of the peak. I was encouraged as it looked like I would be able to ski right back to the car.

The Hike up, Bathed in a glowing mid-afternoon light I set a steep bootpack straight up the fall line. The surface just held and I decided against crampons and ice ax.

A short break on the top, it was sunny with absolutely no wind. I stepped into the skis, and dropped right in. I didn't have my clinometer but I knew it was seriously steep. I performed some ski cuts, and from the hike up I felt real comfortable about the stability. I didn't dig a pit feeling it was entirely unneccesary.

Schralpin teh Gee-Knar!

I have a very - very tiny dog I take skiing:

The skiing was excellent, carvable ego-grass.

I hiked the peak, again and again, each run getting better than the last. I was exhausted after the fourth run...but totally stoked.

The "back at the car with the dog and a vodka-in-a-water-bottle apres ski "shot. Please begin with the sock comments...

Thans to Kim for taking great pictures and enduring the cold and the elements! I survived another backcountry adventure, and enjoyed a great times with my best friends. I will never forget this epic line, and can't wait to tackle even more difficult and aesthetic peaks.

**Rontele** · 07-01-2007, 07:32 PM

Bondo,

I love you man, but did this happen in 2007 or 2006?

**Alpine Dreams** · 07-01-2007, 07:39 PM

Wow! Nice socks.

**ColMan** · 07-01-2007, 07:51 PM

Sweet old school grass skis.

Saw Plake poaching a golf course on those things in a 'Reel Thrills' episode a little while back.

**Tri-Ungulate** · 07-01-2007, 08:10 PM

I noticed you weren't wearing an avy beacon

Did you dig a pit?

That dog grew three sizes from pic 6 to the last pic.

**TeleHoar** · 07-01-2007, 08:19 PM

No Beacon, no pit...

The grassalanche level was low.

Edited the date. I am on crack.

I had both dogs with me. the travel size and the regular "glamour length" dog.

Any one know any other good hills in the colo area??

**Telemarketeer** · 07-01-2007, 08:27 PM

Any one know any other good hills in the colo area??

How about cherry creek dam? or "Capitol Hill"

Great TR

**ski_adk** · 07-01-2007, 09:03 PM

Grassalanche!!!

**Mike Pow** · 07-02-2007, 02:13 AM

Thank you

**IridePow** · 07-02-2007, 08:30 AM

Glad to see you survived this extreme avy terrain.

**stupendous man** · 07-02-2007, 08:48 AM

I thoroughly enjoyed your socks.

**3DB** · 07-02-2007, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by TeleHoar

No Beacon, no pit...

The grassalanche level was low.

Low danger DOES NOT equal no danger. But you accepted the risk and reaped a pretty sweet reward.

**Telekóptero** · 07-02-2007, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by ski_adk

Grassalanche!!!

requiring a grassalung for adequate breathing under turf?

Hoarman, how'd you find those? ebay'd from somewhere? congrats on the first descent.

isn't there another photo of some pro grass skier on this board? he's austrian or german if i remember right. maybe a couple summers ago? hilarious, the guy's dressed up in slalom bashing pads, helmet, etc.

**TeleHoar** · 07-02-2007, 09:55 AM

Due to the rising cost of grassoline and climate change, Snow is going to be a rare commodity. I am on the grass-cutting edge of the new face of winter sports. a sod-o-mite, if you will. Nothing like 2" of cold mower pow!
This is the new green room, bitches!
The grass is indeed greener over on my turf - swing on by and carve a lawn.
Go ahead...let the grass grow under your skis, Get some Rollkas!

Skis were a generously donated by "Tele-till-your-smelly". Thanks Dood!
Capitol Hill...great idea!
Koptero...hows da Minn?

**summit** · 07-02-2007, 10:33 AM

lol nice!

**AsheanMT** · 07-02-2007, 10:36 AM

NICE!! I made the same damn mistake on my Logan Pass TR. Apparently I don't know which year it is either. Perhaps thats a sign of old age beginning to take my mind.

**FrankZappa** · 07-02-2007, 10:52 AM

Great TR TH!

Maybe it's just me, but is the lid really nessessary?
No tele steeze-ery?

Originally Posted by TH

I will never forget this epic line, and can't wait to tackle even more difficult and aesthetic peaks.
...

Any one know any other good hills in the colo area??

Those look like they'd rip on the summer slide-a-ma-jig luge run there in Breck, or WP or heritage square. Skier/roller-cross X-treem.