Double "O" Good is proud to announce the purchase of Snowmass Matrix for $675,000 from Julie & Don Skinner. SNOWMASS MATRIX IS THE FINEST FLEECED; HIGHEST CURVATURE QUECHUA SON STANDING IN THE WORLD. Snowmass Matrix is truly one in a million. The fact is this stud has the Premier genetics for high curvature and ultimate fineness. He is a compact robust and well proportioned stud, perfect overall score in frame, bite, body, and reproductive anatomy. He has a fleece that extends its superior qualities over his entire frame. WITH ONLY 11 ENTRIES HE TOOK RESERVE HERDSIRE OF THE YEAR IN US FUTURITY 2008 IN BOTH LIGHT AND COLOR. THE CONSISTENCY OF EXCELLENCE IN HIS PROGENY IS BEYOND REFUTE. Matrix has what we call a Merino x Vicuna style of crimp. He has a bit more organization in the expression of crimp than a true vicuna but a very high frequency of crimp indicative in the vicuna qualities. Most importantly this stud exhibits an extreme fineness, brightness, and consistency of fineness which is seen in the extension into extremities(hip, belly, shoulder neck and head). He has held these qualities as he has aged which is exactly what we are looking and breeding for. Histograms Shearing# Date AFD SD CV %>30 CURV SPIN Fineness 1 14.4 2.5 17.4 0.3 66.0 14.0 2 15.6 3.2 20.5 0.4 59.4 15.1 3 14.6 3.1 21.2 0.3 66.8 14.2 4 16.7 3.8 22.9 0.6 50.9 16.5 5 16.6 3.5 21.0 0.4 56.6 16.2 Matrix is a restricted herdsire and not part of our current Herdsire Hall of Fame. Outside breedings are limited to 10 in 2010.

**Sold with cria Red Granites San Moritz to Utopian Farms!** We proudly offer Snowmass Solar Silhouette & son Red Granites San Moritz in the 2016 Amber Autumn Alpacas Invitational Auction! - - - - - - Snowmass Solar Silhouette is the granddaughter of Snowmass XXXTREME. Her first daughter sold at the Priority Auction for $19,000. Snowmass Solar Silhouette has maintained a very uniform, fine, dense fleece. Red Granites San Moritz is an astonishing medium fawn 5-month-old male cria by our 12-time Color Champion and Futurity Champion, Snowmass MR Sizlin Rose. San Moritz fleece is dense, fine, uniform and has radiant brightness. San Moritz fleece structure is medium to high frequency, medium amplitude and destined for Championships. Snowmass Solar Silhouette is bred to CCNF Legionnaire, the son of two legendary alpacas, Snowmass Matrix Majesty and CCNF Magdelana. Snowmass Matrix Majesty was the 2013 and 2014 Futurity Herdsire of the Year. CCNF Legionnaire's dam is one of the most prolific champion producing females around. CCNF Magdelana, herself a Futurity Champion, has produced 5 Futurity Champion daughters and our own Futurity Champion Legionnaire. Between 2014 and 2015 Legionnaire won 6 Judge's Choice Awards. - - - - - - Red Granites San Moritz DOB: 09/07/2015 | Male | Unproven | Medium-Light Fawn Sire: Snowmass MR Sizlin Rose | Light Brown Dam: Snowmass Solar Silhouette | Light Fawn