We found a pair of skis this morning in the east gully of Chicago Peak above the Camp Bird mine. They were about 40' apart on a pile of avy debris. Skins on suggests an accident. I didn't hear of any fatalities in that area this winter so hopefully it was just a yard sale.
Skis look to be new this season: https://www.backcountry.com/k2-mindbend ... NECOL-S186#
Posting here because I'm hoping someone in the CO BC community knows who they belong to, and I'm not a member of the FB group(s). We carried them out but I have further details on where they were located.
Found skis on Chicago Peak
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Re: Found skis on Chicago Peak
Good on you Boggy. Hope you find the owner!
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Re: Found skis on Chicago Peak
Yikes, that’s a bit disconcerting.
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Re: Found skis on Chicago Peak
Hi,
Those are my skis! I live up there and was waiting till they melted out after I got slid off Chicago this year, but I guess they did already! please call me asap! Feeling sad that I missed getting them myself but I will be grateful to have them back!
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Those are my skis! I live up there and was waiting till they melted out after I got slid off Chicago this year, but I guess they did already! please call me asap! Feeling sad that I missed getting them myself but I will be grateful to have them back!
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Re: Found skis on Chicago Peak
Glad you're okay, wow.
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Re: Found skis on Chicago Peak
Kinda want to hear more about the story here!
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Re: Found skis on Chicago Peak
Yep, and also this: https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/obs/ ... s_id=69804