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Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

February 5, 2009 Brittany Walker Konsella

Another fun outing on Gothic (2/5/2009)

With the recent prolonged high pressure, I’ve been itching to get back out to Gothic. After skiing it a couple

February 4, 2009 Brittany Walker Konsella

Fourteener-skiing training

The last month or so, we’ve been in the perfect cycle. A week of snow, followed by a week of

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte Respect the Snow

February 4, 2009 Frank Konsella

Terminator Chutes, Crested Butte. 2.4.09

Standing proudly over the town of Crested Butte lies the impressive monolith of the same name. Some people like to

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

February 1, 2009 Frank Konsella

Big Country 1-31-09

Pete, Brittany and I were joined by John Jasper and Gary “Hurricane” Hicks and teamed up to do some exploring

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

January 25, 2009 Frank Konsella

Playground 1.22.09

Rob, Tom, Tom’s friend Luke visiting from Boston, and I headed out one last time with stable conditions to an

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

January 23, 2009 Frank Konsella

Axtel 2nd bowl 1.18.09

With all the great alpine days that Brittany and I were having, this day on Axtel kind of got glossed

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

January 22, 2009 Brittany Walker Konsella

TR: A morning for Red Lady (1/22/2009)

Mt. Emmons is a prominent peak rising from the town of Crested Butte. Locals fondly call it Red Lady and

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

January 21, 2009 Brittany Walker Konsella

TR: Gothic Mountain (1/20/2009)

Gothic Mountain does not go unnoticed in Crested Butte. It’s powerful appearance dominates the sky from so many other mountains.

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

January 20, 2009 Frank Konsella

Western State Peak 1.19.09

Western State Peak 12,779′ Brittany and Frank Our friends Pete and Jasper did this tour a couple of days before

Follow Brittany's account of her trauma on July 6th and her recovery since!

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Unlucky Lucky: Skiing Again!

February 4, 2020 Brittany Walker Konsella

At the end of the appointment, the doctor sat me down and said, “Let’s talk about skiing.” In my head I said, “I thought you’d never ask!” But, I refrained. He asked, “Do you even want to ski this year?” I nodded my head in silent response, but inside I was screaming, “Oh hell yeah!” Then he asked, “Do you have a seasons pass?” I nodded my head again and mumbled something about buying it before the accident and just keeping it because I thought I’d be skiing in spring for sure. Then he said, “I think you should get out and ski. I think it will help you mentally.” Yep, this doc knows me, or at least knows my type. Of course, there was the whole spiel about starting out slow, on groomers only, etc. But, I already knew this. It’s not like I haven’t been through 3 ACL surgeries before.

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