Excited by a prospect of a second rare descent after the route just done on Sunlight, we transitioned back to uphill mode and began up Windom. Climbing to the side of the 'Widowmaker', we were up top quick, with a big decision.

The official, common ski line is the Widowmaker, to the northwest, which I skied in 2000. From camp though, we noticed the southeast side of the peak to be pretty snow filled. It was a more direct line down to camp and made it easier to get over to neighboring Jupiter Peak, a high 13er we thought about trying to ski as well. If the Dawsons' Guide has the Widowmaker as 'Extreme', I don't know what the southwest side is rated although it was steeper in angle by almost double digits.

We actually first decided it was too much, but after some side slipping, we were poking our way down. Scouting the line as we went, the final problem was answered with a left(skiers) angled ramp that provides an exit without tacking the headwall at the bottom. That was fun.

I imagine this line has been skied because it's so obvious from camp, I haven't heard for certain though. For those who like to make claims to ridiculous 'overqualified' firsts I told Christy she can claim to be the first blonde female Aspenite, with German ancestry, to complete a telemark ski descent here, just to make her feel special(seriously, I don't give credit for overqualified 1sts, they're silly).

After a cruisey long schuss back to camp we broke it down and hustled to get the train that afternoon. 2:15 down the trail, with the heavy packs— it was a full day and a long drive home to Aspen that night.

The spring season was coming to a close but maybe I could still get Little Bear before putting the skis away.