Loveland Pass and ski area Front Range Ceramic Art Tile

The highest paved pass in Colorado kept plowed through the winter. U.S. Highway 6 climbs from the Eisenhower Tunnel in a steady 6.7% grade with hairpins on both sides, topping out at 11,990 feet on the Continental Divide. A signed pull-off marks the spot. Snowmelt off the east shoulder runs through Clear Creek toward the Atlantic; off the west shoulder, through the Blue River toward the Gulf of California. Loveland Ski Area sits right there: base at 10,800 feet, the highest base elevation in North America, and lift-served terrain to 12,697 feet on the Ridge. Tankers and propane trucks still climb the pass; backcountry skiers walk the road shoulder up to the spine.

Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.