This is a trip I took to Austria with some other Telemark Athletes last year for a Tele Fest and a Tele Cross. (JT Robinson, Zack Houston, Jon Gurry, and Photographer Steve Lloyd). We made our way from Salt Lake City to Austria and this Coulior was one of the runs I skied on my first day.

It was a first descent. The guys we skied with have grown up in this town (Lothar Hofer-guide for this years trip, and Martin Sochor) They have their own Video Production called Y Dream.

They are the guys that pointed out the Coulior and told me it had never been skied.

When they pointed out the shot I immediatly wanted to ski it. The rest of the crew didn't want to get into it so we skied some other faces and as the day's end was nearing I told everyone I wanted to ski that Coulior. I asked around who wanted to be my side kick, but no one wanted to, I talked JT into it and we put our skins on and started up. We got to the top Zack, Martin, and Steve where ready to shoot it.

I skied it first. It was steep and got really narrow at one point (about 170 cm). JT went next and made it to the bottom and we traversed around the backside of the moutain and back to the base area.

When we returned, Lothar and Martin aked me what I wanted to name it.

I asked them why. They told me they have been looking at it for years and it had never been skied. It is now know as Crossman Coulior.

It is off the back side of Loser Mountain Pronounced [lo:zer] its in Ausseerland Austria.

Part of the Totes Gebirge Range