Frozen Blue Lake Sunset

Here's a shot from the Lower Blue Lake in the Sneffels Range this weekend. (Not so blue yet!)

Some friends and I camped here for three nights this weekend, using it as our basecamp to hike and ski/snowboard each morning. This was pretty much my only "scenic" shot from the trip... mostly I had fun taking action shots. I posted some of them on this page: http://www.widerange.org/gallery.php?gallery=spring2007 (the last four on the page are from this trip). It's hard for me to take snowboard photography too seriously, since I'd rather ride myself and never want to stop to take photos. But I did manage to take a couple.

Nikon D80, 12mm

Man, check out those slides!

Yeah, almost everything steep has slid. The last month's weekly foot+ snowfalls just kept sliding off the steep stuff. It was kind of a bummer to get up here and see all the runs blown out. However, we did find some great smooth runs that hadn't slid, and managed to get excellent rides all three days.

Very impressive backcountry snowboarding, Jack!
I'll wait for a little more green before making that hike.

Well, better to have slid than to slide while you're going down. Did you guys bring beacons? Great pictures all around.

Bill - yeah I can't wait for summer... i'll definitely be going back there to get some shots of the blue water.

Scott - yep, beacons, shovels, probes, crampons, ice axes... and an alarm clock to get early starts while the snow is still frozen!

Way cool Jack. Especially liked the action shots - very good composition, etc etc. Makes me want to be back out there very much.

Wow those snowboard pics make me feel small. And cold. Not sure I want to be there, but pretty cool.

Nice picture Jack. I really like the soft colors on the clouds. Good control of the exposure too. You've got some sick back country skiing photos!

As is expected, another great series of shots. Excellent stuff Jack.

Nice Jack - you're having too much fun down there.

Hey thanks for your comments! I appreciate it.

Oh, P.S. - Did you notice how much snow is still up there?!! It's got to be a good sign for an abundant wildflower season in Yankee Boy, etc. later in the summer.

Beautiful shot!