Where to go for ice/mixed in the Fall?

Anyone have any recommendations for places to find some early season ice/mixed climbs in the lower 48? I was thinking that RMNP could be a good bet, but I'm open to other suggestions. I'm thinking about taking a trip in late October/early November.

The Black Dike on Cannon cliff in Franconia Notch NH sees early season mixed ascents as early as Halloween. I don't know if it's worth planning a trip to but..

I live less than 2 hours away from Cannon and I'm looking for a place where there's a higher chance that more than just one route will be in.

Probably have a better chance in Cody or Hyalite. Even better chance in the Canadian Rockies although technically not the "lower 48".

Flights from Boston to Denver can be found for less than $200 round trip right now so I booked my trip. I'll figure out something to do while I'm out there if the alpine routes aren't in.

I'd be interested to climb in Colorado early season? Looking at November 4th-November 7th or 8th. I'd be coming from Philly.

Mt. Evans/Mt. of the Holy Cross/Pyramid Peak/Cathedral Peak

Wyoming and Montana.

Earliest ice outside of the Rockies is usually Mt Washington. This was the other day:

I'm in Denver in October for a bit if you wanted to try and get out

are you in burlington? here are some ideas for you

Montana- Lots of stuff in the beartooths will be in starting early-mid november but its scary early season conditions. not worth flying out for really. Hyalite starts coming in really good about a week before thanksgiving on a normal year.

Colorado: RMNP will be climbable, beyond that i dont know.

Wyoming- some stuff in cody will be in but the trend has been towards the season starting a bit later than in montana.

Canadian Rockies- Big rigs are getting done right now. Things will get unstable real soon once the snowpack gets deeper and is still relatively shallow and new.

another option would be to drive way up north and go look at northern quebec ice. there is some huge stuff up there, i have no idea when it comes in but im sure somebody on here has the beta. Honestly NH is your best bet if youre already in the east. Katadhin will have ice in a couple weeks too

What are people using these days for updates on canadian alpine conditions?

Kevino, people are using a weather forecast. That is a joke, not an insult. Start spending time on google researching and Facebook and Instagram and gripped.com ect and the the Article Worton wrote a few years back and you will get it.

To go to Canada to attempt the big stuff you either have to be really good, really bold or have the time to put in trip after trip after trip all seasons of the year.

What about Gravisports.com? That board had a few conditions reports throughout the season.

The problem for me at least is you plan the trip so far ahead of time. You arrive and stuff's either in or out... Or avalanche rating's high.. Or it's -20C.

And will's site, yes. Forgot about that one. And the MCR reports help as well.

Agree, all us Yankees coming from the south. It's super hard to get up stuff not being a local or a sponsored climbers.

I guess to clarify my question, I was seeing if there an equivalent to grav-sports forum, which has decreased in usage over the years. I have stared watching the MCR web page, but nothing has been posted this fall thus far. But thanks for the insight and information.

kevino wrote:I guess to clarify my question, I was seeing if there an equivalent to grav-sports forum, which has decreased in usage over the years. I have stared watching the MCR web page, but nothing has been posted this fall thus far. But thanks for the insight and information.

Looks like Colorado will be too warm when I'm out there. Any place within a 10 hour drive that might be worth it? The Tetons, maybe?

Cody

Canmore/Canadian Rockies is the place to go for early season ice. In a couple of weeks, stuff on the Icefields Parkway will be in.

Edit: Just noticed that you were looking for lower 48. Sorry!

Kevin Zagorda wrote:Cody

Expect lots of walking for ice at the moment in the Canadian Rockies. A somewhat snowy, warm start to the season. No low elevation rigs are in, and the early snow basically erased our alpine season aside from some short windows, but some climbs got done or were attempted (Kitchener GCC, Andromeda Strain).

Wait a couple of weeks for the convenient ice, or just go for a slog.

People are getting lazy and the locals are posting their conditions updates as "Status Reports" on Facebook nowadays, instead of taking 10min to bang out a forum post. The Gravsports-Ice forum is too inconvenient and outdated, I guess. It's also pretty early here still for a lot of reports, based on the conditions.