Alpaca Country Estates

Description

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!

Awards

RESERVE COLOR CHAMPION, 2007 INTERNATIONAL ALPACA ODYSSEY (IAO) - HALTER, HUACAYA BLACK MALE COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP

1ST PLACE, 2008 AOBA NATIONAL SHOW - HALTER, HUACAYA INDEFINITE DARK YEARLING MALE (JUDGE: MIKE SAFLEY)

1ST PLACE, 2008 FUTURITY SHOW - HALTER, YEARLING HUACAYA INDEFINITE DARK MALES (CLASS OF 3) (JUDGE: AMANDA VANDENBOSCH)

1ST PLACE, 2007 INTERNATIONAL ALPACA ODYSSEY (IAO) - HALTER, HUACAYA BLACK JUNIOR MALE

2ND PLACE, 2008 AOBA WORLD FLEECE SHOW - FLEECE, HUACAYA BLACK MALE JUVENILE (CLASS OF 8) (JUDGE: JILL MACLEOD)

2ND PLACE, 2007 FUTURITY - HALTER, JUVENILE HUACAYA TRUE BLACK MALES (OLDER HALF) (CLASS OF 7) (JUDGE: KRISTIN BUHRMAN)

3RD PLACE, 2013 GOLD COUNTRY GATHERING - HALTER, FULL FLEECE HUACAYA MIXED/DARK GET OF SIRE

3RD PLACE - 2008 INTERNATIONAL ALPACA ODYSSEY (IAO) - HALTER, HUACAYA BLACK INTERMEDIATE MALE

4TH PLACE, 2016 ALPACA BREEDERS INVITATIONAL - HALTER, FULL FLEECE HUACAYA GET OF SIRE (CLASS OF 5)(JUDGES: PETER KENNEDY & JILL MACLEOD)

6TH PLACE, 2009 AOBA WORLD FLEECE SHOW - FLEECE, HUACAYA YEARLING TRUE BLACK MALE (CLASS OF 8) (JUDGE: JILL MACLEOD)