Colorado provides a buffet of mountain delights. The Centennial State is home to an abundance of ski lines and 14,000ft peaks and it can be hard to single out any one ski line. So I just typed “best backcountry ski lines in Colorado” in my browser and Boxcar came up on a list. I looked at less than 10 pictures, checked the weather and headed to Colorado. Little did I know that Mount Wilson, named after a topographer who was part of the first ascent, is according to some, one of the more challenging 14ers in Colorado. It’s situated in the Lizard Peak Wilderness just south of Telluride and only six hours from my house. I started at the Cross Mountain trailhead and 5,000ft and 6 miles of elevation and travel later, found myself on the beautiful, windless summit of Wilson. Everything was better than I expected except for the snow conditions which were pretty much what I expected. It’s nice having Colorado as a neighbor who occasionally lets me borrow their mountains.
