Well I finally succumbed! We have added Snowmass genetics to our breeding program. One simply cannot deny the strength of their breeding program and I really needed some excellent dark genetics to cross back against upcoming Iron daughters. I had to opportunity to handle Mr XXX's fleece in a recent fleece show and I was simply WOWED..so when the opportunity came up to grab this guy.. I simply could not resist. Snowmass ROYAL LINEAGE! This pedigree is just STACKED with it. MR XXXciting's sire Matrix Majesty is the genetic amalgam of some of the greatest names to ever grace the North American alpaca herd. Herdsires such as Chaccu, Legacy, Hemingway, Quechua, Matrix, Elite, Augusto, Accoyocusani, and Bueno are all present. Also present in his pedigree are the famous rock star dams PPP Prestige, 4P Isabella, and Snowmass Maree Love. Then you look at the dams pedigree! XXXtrorinaire boasts Snowmass XXXtreme as her sire giving us Hemingway again, Royal Rose and Rose Pearl to add to the stack of incredible Snowmass. And like his sire Mr XXX displays the amazing fleece characteristics that the Quechua line has become known for; the combination of elite fineness and uniformity throughout while sacrificing nothing in fleece density. Top that off with a lovely head, square frame, big bone, a super mellow personality - whats not to love! So if you want to kickstart your dark colored breeding program - this is the male go to. His dam is black, he is dark brown, so he will throw black, brown and fawn.. I just can't WAIT to breed him to grey.. the Rose Greys I expect will be utterly fantastic. We are offering Mr XXX at an really low intro fee to get his progeny on the ground.. so plan a breeding with him this spring!

Oh the lovely Qilitta (means little bird in Quechua) 6 time champion in her day! Qilitta has graced us with a number of outstanding cria. Her latest, a Manchu son's first fleece (6mo) tested at 15.2 afd and a sd of 3.3 - WOW Qilitta is currently rebred to Manchu! We are expecting another outstanding cria! Hopefully colored this time as Manchu has thrown as dark as brown.

LuTau is a striking appaloosa male that has a good chance of being homozygous for the appaloosa gene, so you "serious" appaloosa breeders need to check this guy out! LuTau's fleece has incredible crimp, structure, and staple. If you are breeding for appaloosas, or are even considering breeding for this unusual pattern, LuTau is not one to miss! His fleece is one to behold - great architecture in the long staple, with blinding brightness and consistency. And check out his histogram from a sample submitted of both light and dark fibers; AFD 17.6, SD 3.6, Curvature 64.3. That SD of 3.6 is fantastic when considering the sample was both his light and dark fawn colors! LuTau is the first cria from Vintage Cashmere's U-Taupe-Ia, a male with the appaloosa gene on both sides of the family (Hannaruh and Chiquita). LuTau's dam is the amazingly-patterned appaloosa, Enchanted Hill Appalucy, who also has the appaloosa gene on both sides of the family (Maria's Angel, LTD Treasure, and Xus). That's FIVE different appaloosa genes coming together in this male! In 2016, he stormed through his show career, , never taking anything lower than a blue ribbon! On April 9, 2016, LuTua took the blue in walking fleece and the blue in halter at the California Classic, and on October 23, 2016 received another blue ribbon at the Alpaca Breeders Invitational in Oregon! In April 2017, LuTau finished his show career with yet another blue ribbon at the California Classic. LuTau has started his breeding career, settling his first girl in September 2017. We look forward to what this young male will produce!