The 2014-2015 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread
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Taylor Badeau wrote:Looking for any info regarding Hallett's Chimney and Brainfreeze...Right now they would be bottomless snow climbs with considerable avi hazard. Most parties consider them springtime routes. |
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James2 wrote:Its official ice climbing is gay as hell! Time to find a new sport.You could always take up bouldering! |
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Noah8000 wrote: You could always take up bouldering!Drytooling. Its the outlaw sport, just like snowboarding and skateboarding were 20 years ago. |
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Any news on glenwood canyon ice? |
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Telluride/ Bridal Veil: |
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Anyone been up to Hessie Chimney recently? |
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Does anyone know what things are like in Vail this week? |
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anyone climb hessie this year? was thinking of skiing over to have a look this morning. |
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mike c wrote:anyone climb hessie this year? was thinking of skiing over to have a look this morning.Mike, I'm also curious (read above) and was hoping to head up there tmr. Let me know what you see if you decide to check it out. |
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Sport Park Ice in Boulder Canyon was in yesterday. I went up Canyon on on a hunch, started out by checking out the Castle Rock/Lower Falls ice. All of those climbs are still forming. There's a lot of snow up there, so if we get a couple warm days and cold nights back to back this week, they might be worth doing. Thwarted in that quest. I drove a few hundred yards further and saw the main flow at the Sport Park was in fat-ish. |
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Joanna Spindler wrote:Telluride/ Bridal Veil: As of now, the Falls seem to be forming up beautifully (if a bit irregularly.)So Joanna, is Bridalveil in climbable conditions yet? Any pics you could post? Thanks! |
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Any avy condition updates around eureka/ouray/silverton since the Christmas snowstorm? Starting to consolidate? |
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Avy conditions are still high, saw a large one in Eureka today, heard there have been repeated avalanches down the Ribbon and that side of Camp Bird lately. Tread carefully, more snow in forecast this week. DaveH wrote:Any avy condition updates around eureka/ouray/silverton since the Christmas snowstorm? Starting to consolidate? |
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Thanks for posting up The Blueprint Part Dank. I was just going to post that the upper area looked climbable. My wife always yells at me to keep my eyes on the road while driving up BoCan. The ice farming was totally awesome and it was a great resource. It would be worth fighting for if someone has the energy. |
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Having been a Boulder resident during the tail end of the Canyon's golden age of ice climbing 15 or so years ago, I certainly appreciate the desire to get back to farming. Although, Im afraid it's going to be a big challenge to overturn 150 years of western water law. |
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Ha! I too had the pleasure of dancing around on Boulder ice. Can't believe it's been that long! I'm getting old! There were some fun, easy access routes in the canyon. There are some other gems up high. They are tough to see and tougher to get to, but there. Kinda like the random stuff off Wolf Creek Pass. |
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RMNP, Loch Vale, Crystal Meth conditions, 12/27/2014.
Climbed Crystal Meth Saturday, extra cold at the Loch Vale as normal RMNP, Loch Vale, Mixed Feelings conditions, 12/27/2014. Did not climb Mixed Feelings (Too Cold), Conditions an the transition look great |
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Has anyone been to vail recently? |
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Climbed the LHS of Jaws in cold and snowy weather earlier today (Dec 29). The crux was chandeliered WI4 with okay but not great screw placements. It might be quite different in a few days time - the weather's supposed to be sunny and warmer later in the week. |
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