Let's Drop In - Skiing - Mary Jane

Some fun skiing and snowboarding drops at Mary Jane Colorado. Starts off at Vasquez Cirque, then the Chutes, then Topher's Trees. The song is Let's Drop In by Mudhoney.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• skiing
• snowboarding
• Mary
• Jane
• Mudhoney
• vasquez
• cirque

[wogewil]

where is the "topher's trees" sections on Mary Jane?

[grooverc]

Take the Round House trail. After Trestle splits off, start looking on the left side. Unless it just snowed, you'll see some tracks going into the trees. You want as much speed as possible to shorten the hike. After you run out of steam, take off your skis and hike to the top. You'll see the sign there. There's a hut built into the cliff just below the top and some good spots to jump off. You'll end up on Corona.

The story we heard is a guy named Topher died in there.

[audiopro316]

I couldn't figure out if the music was an adam sandler spoof or a bunch of skiers that should stick to skiing. Nah, really though, good on ya for trying. Don't stop livin' the dream!

[TheBossFoSho]

@grooverc where is the "hut" at 1:57 ?

[RightM0nster]

good song, good location, skiing...

[TheManitou1]

@tfcruz toph.not a patroller....... I had the sign made... we had a sweet ski race for him the next year.. GS.. to SL to bumps.. all in one run. middle time got the big prize.. air line tickets...

[echo4charlieUSMC]

@echo4charlieUSMC ...patrol found him the next morning about 10-15 feet from where the search was called off. The tree is right on the edge of the drop (part of the reason they had to stop the search was the lack of visibility and safety of being too near the edge). At least, that was the story I was told- could be wrong.

Incidentally, the trees in the area are so devastated by pine beetle, but they have kept the lower 50' of the trunk of that tree standing.

[echo4charlieUSMC]

...everyone in patrol and ski school who was around joined the search (call came in after hours so everyone was changing out of gear but didn't hesitate to put everything back on and head out). They went to the trees now known as Topher's Trees because he was known by everyone to ski there frequently. White-out blizzard conditions, near midnight, snowcat lights from the cat track at the bottom still unable to light the area sufficiently, they had to call off the search...

[echo4charlieUSMC]

Don't know that he was a Patroller. Buddy of mine I ski with up there worked up there for years was on the search party. Topher, as I understand, was a ski bum up there most of the week and everyone in patrol and ski school knew him as if her were a patroller or instructor, had come up with friends and was skiing off my himself when his friends left thinking he must have hitched a ride down earlier in the day (apparently something he did regularly). Reported missing a couple days later and...

[phil656565]

glad they made a memorial for him... if you live for it its worth dying for

[nyaxter]

@phil656565 Yeah Christopher Sendroy, died in a tree well. The tree is still marked with his crossed Head skis, it's just above the tree with his memorial plaque.

[phil656565]

huh... guy died there eh? i think ill stick to the blacks