Red Rocks weather report: rain Thursday 11/29, dry by Saturday?

John Wilder wrote:

Wet dirt = wet rock. Sandstone is pourous and the surface may dry quickly, but the rock stays weaker and wet just underneath for longer. 

Worth repeating over and over. That’s why I suggest checking the ground out at a place like Calico Basin where you can tell within 3 minutes out of the car if you should climb or not. 

The Farley wrote:

Dont believe that 5’ John- it snowed decent today (Working around the FS visitor center in Mammoth). Word from folks working the hill this AM was about a foot but currently open terrain is pretty limited.  There will be snow- but dont fall for the makerting hype of some of the total precip thrown out there in this storm. 

Looks like 20" increase in snow depth at the Virginia Lakes snotel (~9400ft) since the storm started so it's not completely unreasonable to think 3-4' is possible through the end of the storm Saturday. Especially higher up the mountain.

Ground still very damp at first pullout as of 7am this morning.

Still damp at Conundrum this morning.

On radar it looks like it rained a bit yesterday/Saturday in Red Rock.  Anyone confirm?  Radar echoes are not 100% accurate, sometimes the precip evaporates before hitting the ground.

Kevin Heckeler wrote: On radar it looks like it rained a bit yesterday/Saturday in Red Rock.  Anyone confirm?  Radar echoes are not 100% accurate, sometimes the precip evaporates before hitting the ground.

Definitely got some decent sprinkles at my place just west of the park around 10-11pm.

Question for the locals who've been climbing there for a while.  Do you know of any specific climbs that have been altered because of broken holds due to climbing in the rain and how frequently it happens?  It just seems like lots of visitors there disregard the rain rule, so I'm curious to know how often it happens.

My room mate said he saw at least 30 people bouldering, and lots of people out sport climbing in the kraft mountain area. This is just sad and disappoints me. 

bkozak wrote: Question for the locals who've been climbing there for a while.  Do you know of any specific climbs that have been altered because of broken holds due to climbing in the rain and how frequently it happens?  It just seems like lots of visitors there disregard the rain rule, so I'm curious to know how often it happens.

Caustic Cock, probably the most climbed 5.11

Hey guys, I think we are all clear.  Saw several social media posts of folks getting out there yesterday and getting sum!  Rock on, Vegas!!!

Did solar slab today, totally dry 

Rain at lime kiln last night , drove back to RR last night (minus pants) saw sprinkles around 10pm. (Near redrock casino) drove back to st Geezy limestone today. Ground still wet here. Don't see how RR is dry already but I am not local. Will plan on climbing RR tues but thanks for the updates they are appreciated. 

Did keyhole canyon Sunday to let it dry.. cool spot if other out of town visitors get rained out in the future. Mt Charleston on sat was also fun.

Looks like a similar situation for this weekend now.  Plenty of rain Thursday and now Friday AM to spoil the rock for the weekend.

this is one of those weekends to be glad you have other outdoor interests than rock climbing....

if temps were a bit warmer, lime kiln would be a great option...

Is Kraft likely a no go on Sunday?  How about Monday?