Third time's the charm! After two previous summer attempts to summit and ski Peak 10, I finally made it to the top (though not without some treacherous moments!)

Parked at the Ski Patrol shack at Peak 9 and hiked up the service road (CR 751) to the Peak 10 summit ridge. The wind was gusty and swirly, with completely calm moments punctuated by 50+ mph gusts from multiple directions as the wind swirled over the Tenmile Range; quite a scary situation with skis on my back and long falls possible along the final ridge push! At the microwave tower I took shelter at the maintenance shed and eventually decided to take my skis off my pack and walk with them/drag them, which proved to be a much better situation. The few times it got scary, I just got down on all fours and crawled along the ridge -- I'd rather look undignified than dead! Left my skis near the top of the snow field (making sure they were *firmly* planted in the snow), and made it to the summit pretty uneventfully from there.

Returning to my skis after a few moments of enjoying the summit, I waited for a calm moment and dropped in to 4th of July Bowl around 13,450 feet. Got a little bit scary for a minute traversing over a thinner patch of snow above a boulder ridge, as my skis collapsed into the snow quite deeply (was probably a poor idea to be skiing so late in the day!) and I was worried I might cause a wet slide. But I scootched past the danger zone, and after a few turns of trepidation due to my rusty ski legs and large backpack I found my groove and got some very enjoyable summer ski turns in: nearly 1000 ft of vertical!

After a quick snack, I made my way back to the car in less than an hour. Overall, despite the wind, it was a beautiful day, and had nearly the whole mountain to myself.