Congratulations to Steve & Casey Aitchison, of Epic Alpacas, for their purchase of Darwin! In addition to his exceptional good looks, perfect bite and charm, Darwin has a wonderful disposition that he passes on to his crias. “Darwin” is out of one of the top producing silver grey males in the country! Patagonia’s “Danko” has sired many top national award winning progeny...too numerous to list. “Darwin” has a compact body, great structure, bone, coverage, density and a handsome correct headpiece! “Darwin” has already proven he is a great producer! From his 2005 crop we showed two females, a true black and a light brown. The results were three first places, one second place, two color champion banners, and one reserve color champion award. Darwin himself is a multiple award winner at all the large shows against all the best blacks in the U.S. So, if you are looking for a black with proven genetics from top national bloodlines, check out “Darwin.” HANDSOME, COMPACT & CORRECT! TYPEY HEAD! LARGE BONE & SQUARE BODY! LINEAGE: 1/2 BROTHER TO PATAGONIA'S LENNOX & CRESCENT MOON'S RAYO DEL SOL DANKO (SIRE) & FLORENCIA (DAM) DARWIN HAS PRODUCED CHAMPION PROGENY. HE TENDS TO THROW HIS CLASSIC HEADPIECE ON A COMPACT FRAME WITH GOOD BONE & FLEECE COVERAGE! WE HAVE SEVERAL DARWIN PROGENY IN OUR HERDS NOW AND HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER HIM FOR SALE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A BREEDING FEE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN HIS PRODUCTION.

Congratulations to Gaye Cornell on her purchase of SA Peruvian Navina! SA PERUVIAN NAVINA Navina is out of 6Peruvian Silver Cesario, a light silver grey, and 5Peruvian Navida, a true black, so we don't know about her pedigree beyond these two Peruvian imports. Navina is a strong bone alpaca, solid black, and an excellent foundation female. She is an easy breeder, great conformation, and good bite, with plenty of milk for her crias. Update: Navina had a male cria on May 19, 2012.

Congratulations and thank you to Sunny Alpacas for their purchase of Snowmass Andean Midnight! SNOWMASS ANDEAN MIDNIGHT: "FINENESS in BLACK" Elite Ultra-Fine Blacks are hard to find! However, like many of our Snowmass studs, Andean Midnight has retained his Fineness, Brightness, and Handle with age! (Amanda VandenBosch valued him at $12K in 2019). Andean Midnight is a beautiful, compact True Black "Silky Soft" stud with an outstanding Royal Pedigree for fineness and should retain his fineness for years to come. Those who need to add proven genetics of fineness, brightness and handle will appreciate the Royal Blacks from Snowmass! He is one of their best! His fiber is incredibly soft and shiny with a silky look and feel. It has a uniform low amplitude high frequency style of crimp. You have to see it to believe it. His grandsire is none other than Andean Bronze, the sire of Royal Bronze – from Snowmass’ vicuna type alpacas who retain fineness under 20 microns after reaching maturity. CONFORMATION: GOOD BONE WITH EXCELLENT COVERAGE HANDSOME CORRECT WEDGED HEADPIECE DENSE TOPKNOT CORRECT BITE SUPERIOR ROYAL “Vicuna” Lineage: Snowmass Andean Night is a brother to Snowmass Royal Bronze (throws true blacks) and Snowmass Royal Flush (throws silver grays like Silver Signature). Snowmass Andean Bronze (Peruvian Andean Gold x Peruvian Croixen) is an incredible example of longevity in fineness. Fineness will be one of the most important ingredients in breeding elite blacks! ANDEAN MIDNIGHT IS 1/2 BROTHER TO SNOWMASS ROYAL BRONZE (VICUNA TYPE) SIRE: SNOWMASS ANDEAN NIGHT (Superb Brightness & Character Throughout the Fleece) DAM: SNOWMASS FINENESS MATTERS (The name says it all...fineness in Black does matter). THE REST OF THIS AMAZING ROYAL LINEAGE INCLUDES: Snowmass Andean Bronze, 4 Peruvian Andean Gold, 5 Peruvian Tapara, PPeruvian Croixen. 5 Peruvian Red Hot (1/2 brother to Snowmass Midnight Magic), 5 Peruvian Ajoyani, Snowmass Golden Paradise, Snowmass Legacy Gold, Snowmass Peruvian Paradise, and Accoyo Legacy! A FEW OF HIS INCREDIBLE CHAMPION PROGENY! ESTATES ANDEAN DAISANN - Judge's Choice 2014 & 2x Fawn Champion ESTATES STRADIVARIUS - 26x Champion & Numerous Blues ANDEAN'S PEGASUS OF COUNTRY ESTATES - 3x Color Champion & Multiple Blue Ribbons ESTATES TAKAMI - 2x Color/Res Champion 2017 & Multiple Blue Ribbons ESTATES CASSIDY - Color Champion 2014 & Multiple Blue Ribbons ESTATES ANDEAN KAIDAN - 2x Res Champ & Multiple Blue Ribbons ESTATES OBSIDIAN PALESIDES - Res Champ 2017 & Multiple Blue Ribbons ESTATES CHARLEMAGNE'S DREAM - Res Champ 2014 & Multiple Blue Ribbons ESTATES KEIKO MATSUI - Res Champ, IAO 2012 NANJING - Res Champ, 2012 IAO & Multiple Blues ESTATES VENETIAN -2019 California Classic-Best Bred & Owned Female Many of Andean Midnight's progeny are now champion producers themselves!