2019-20 Colorado Ice Climbing Conditions

Anyone been to Officer's Gulch?

Matt Speth wrote: Anyone been to Officer's Gulch?

With heavy snow fall predicted for Summit county this week this would be a near suicidal venue

RobC2 Cotter wrote:

With heavy snow fall predicted for Summit county this week this would be a near suicidal venue

For sure.  Just curious is anyone got on it, I hadn't seen anything this season yet.

Matt Speth wrote:

For sure.  Just curious is anyone got on it, I hadn't seen anything this season yet.

Went to Copper yesterday & from what I could tell nothing is forming enough yet

Choss Connoisseur wrote:

Went to Copper yesterday & from what I could tell nothing is forming enough yet

I drove by it yesterday I didn’t see any ice

Anybody know if Clear creek ice is in? I know little early just hoping for a quick day between thanksgiving activities. 

James Cobb wrote: Anybody know if Clear creek ice is in? I know little early just hoping for a quick day between thanksgiving activities. 

Nothing was in before this snow, but maybe with what's coming down this weekend + temps something will form?

James Cobb wrote: Anybody know if Clear creek ice is in? I know little early just hoping for a quick day between thanksgiving activities. 

Coors was bone dry when I was up there a couple days ago

Or has anyone been up to Moffat little colder up there maybe? 

Matt - i posted a few weeks ago that I’d climbed round the corner in officer’s gulch.  Wouldn’t be headed up there now with all this snow, but it was pretty decent a few weeks ago. Can’t imagine the ice has gotten worse. 

Moffat was looking good today but a little picked out 

Eric leading Secret Probation bouldery
and steep...

It’s in again....temporarily! Check out the cool gargoyles.

Matt Speth wrote: Anyone been to Officer's Gulch?

Up there a week ago—the lines closest to the parking lot were not in, Three Tiers was thin but doable and the Chimney looked thin and ...maybe doable by someone braver than I. I don’t think the Ten Mile Range got the dump that we did in Boulder but there’s probably enough danger above to deter a reasonable person from heading into OG.

Anyone know if Wild Basin Hidden Falls is in?

Amu was in good condition as of Nov 30th but required 3 hours of knees to nipples wallowing on unsupportable sugar from mills lake, but theres a trench for now.

Fang 12/1. Designator looks like a solid 5. Spiral Stairs wildly popular. Octopussy and Secret Probation in good nick. The exit for Cupcake is iced. Dr Delicate or whatever that is looks plus forte.

Ames yesterday. Word from the road is that it’s going to be fat this year.
Lower Ames is still mostly liquid. 

Graham Johnson wrote:

Ames yesterday. Word from the road is that it’s going to be fat this year. 

Looks much bigger than when I made my solo in ‘97.

Has anyone climbed at south mineral creek this season?