eldo conditions

so i live in breckenridge where we are getting no snow and want to know what the snow situation is in eldo? I heard some stupid rumor up here that you guys are ice climbing somewhere in eldorado canyon? dont beleive it but you never know. dont mind climbing dry rock with a soggy aproach

I did a few routes up on upper west ridge today. Most of the rock is dry and climbable. But there is a ton of snow along the base of all the walls up there!

Maybe you should go skiing, ice climbing, or at least ice skating!

No ice in Eldo, tons of snow.......Gun in my friggin mouth, more snow on the way this weekend........

Don't do it Hank! I know what you're going thru, and believe me, I understand. Hang on. Warm and sunny days are coming, though not soon enough.
I've been trying to boulder at Crumblewood for several weeks and usually I end up trudging thru knee to waist deep snow and freezing my fingers off.
I'm hoping it'll get better soon.
Must climb.
Must climb.
Must climb now!!!!!

Well, look at it this way -- no need for a crash pad.

On the bright side some of us took advantage of the deep snow and skied some often looked at but never skied talus slopes and scree gullies in Eldo.Some killer stuff and maybe once in a lifetime chance.
SKI ELDO,FREINDS DON'T LET FREINDS SKI ELDORA.
also some of these same kooks skied of the summit of Bear Peak.

Hey Steve,
Did anyone ski the east face of The Third this season?
Now that would be cool.
I know there was a thread on this earlier, but the question didn't really get answered.

Maybe this will make you feel better:

How does the lower ramp look these days?

Mark,

It looks to me like there are 20 centimeters of snow. I hope your boss doesn't know the metric system.

Lee

Hey Lee,

That was funny.. Made me laugh.

Thanks

Hey Patti - rumour has it that you got on a little ice lately..?

check out this photo here on mp of Bastille Crack

Maybe we can talk Lee into it -- Haha..!

Hey Kirra,

I did. I had the best time and it's super cool. I want to go again....
I'd like to climb the Bastille, but on a warmer day. That doesn't look like too much fun, the ice was way better than cold rock in the winter. :>.

pj

Patty and Kirra, you two could probably talk me into climbing almost anything....

Back on topic, when was that photo of the Bastille taken?

Lee

clic on the pic...it links to details. Date posted however, might not be the same as Date picture was taken...

Hey peppermint ~ make note, let's hook 'em up to the sharpend --heheh

I was out there hiking around yesterday (Wed.) and all the south facing stuff (W. Ridge & Redgarden) is surprisingly dry. The lower ramp looked pretty dry too. I thought there would be more run off. Get out there before the next blizzard hits.

Last Wednesday I drove up to Boulder hoping the 3rd Flatiron would be dry enough for a solo... It looked like I'd need an axe and crampons, so I headed over to Eldo just to look around.

The rock was dry and warm!! The approaches were a little tricky, but the rock was well worth it. I ended up soloing Wind Ridge in a T-shirt. There was no moisture whatsoever on the rock. I wished I'd brought a partner and a rack.

Too bad its supposed to snow again tonight... Bleh!

Keith Roussil wrote:Last Wednesday I drove up to Boulder hoping the 3rd Flatiron would be dry enough for a solo...

Not to get too off topic, but Raptor closures are in effect on the Third, it closed on Feb. 1

Craig Quincy wrote:I was out there hiking around yesterday (Wed.) and all the south facing stuff (W. Ridge & Redgarden) is surprisingly dry. The lower ramp looked pretty dry too. I thought there would be more run off. Get out there before the next blizzard hits.

I've found that Eldo is usually dry a day or two after a snow, as long as you stay on the south or west. Two weekends ago the west ridge and Rincon were both dry, you just had to navigate through the snow to get to the base of the routes. Take a tarp and you can even keep your shoes dry!!

Jason Haas wrote: Not to get too off topic, but Raptor closures are in effect on the Third, it closed on Feb. 1

If I see any raptors I'll let them know.