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Conditions at Ribbon Falls - Laughing at the Void?

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Don Wilson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2016 · Points: 1,543

Thinking of heading up on Laughing at the Void in the next week or so. Although it’s a low snow year, I’m guessing we are near peak flow about now. Anyone have beta on whether LATV is good to go, or drenched in mist?  I’ve heard conflicting reports on spring conditions on that route. 

Peter Zabrok · · Hamilton, ON · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 645

Ask Ryan Sheridan.  

Don Wilson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2016 · Points: 1,543

Thanks - I asked Kevin D. We're heading up this week.  

Rprops · · Nevada · Joined Nov 2015 · Points: 2,423

Pics or it didn't happen.

Perry Norris · · Truckee, CA · Joined Nov 2014 · Points: 45

LATV is a furnace if it is warm in the valley. I got baked off it in October.  If it's 80 next week you'll be praying for mist from the falls.

Sean Anderson · · blue bins from target · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 30

Is there a consensus on how much mist LATV gets or general spring considerations for conditions?

Sean Anderson · · blue bins from target · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 30

Thanks Kevin!

EDIT: thanks for the correction. Good to know!

Jake Messner · · NorCal · Joined Jan 2020 · Points: 184

All heads were in good shape as of early May 2022. The falls were coming down pretty strong and there was mist floating by the route but not sticking to the wall at all. 

Jake Messner · · NorCal · Joined Jan 2020 · Points: 184
Kevin DeWeese wrote:

Where were the heads besides the one the first pitch?

That might've been the only one, although I really don't remember. Can definitely confirm that we didn't experience any issues due to missing heads though, which is why I wrote it the way I did. 

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