Nearby Counties
The exquisite north face of Sayres Peak.
Summit County is ideal for skiing because, in addition to the skiing within the County, there are good lines to be had in nearby counties in just about every direction. Here is a sampling of what can be found in nearby areas to the east (just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel), the south (the Mosquito Range, Democrat, and Clinton), and the southwest (Leadville area).
Sayres Peak, Grand Central Couloir
Traver, Southeast Face; McNamee, Southeast Face
Monica's Descent on Clinton (and Unimpeachable)
McNamee, Barely Legal (April 2011)
Mosquito Peak and London's Jack the Ripper (aka The Wave)
Independence Mountain, North Face (Jonathan Kriegel, June 2004)
Pettingell, South Face (Elke Dratch, May 2007)
Pettingell, Northwest Face, Snoopy's Tail
Bard Peak, Shakespeare (May 2008)
Mt. Massive (March 2000 and January 2008)
Mt Elbert, Southeast side (June 2008)
Skiing near Jones Pass (Peter Crisci, February)
Arkansas, Northwest Face and North Couloir
