2011 Utah Ice Conditions thread

Briggs wrote:Made it out to Marys Lake ...Approach in was a pain the ass...

need less worky, more ice climbing

I found a pair of bd leashes in the scree at the base of the apron on Saturday afternoon. If they're yours let me know...

I'm a magnet for other people's gear (this year at least...) Found item on GWI today. Call to identify, describe, and it's yours again.
Mark 801.910.5957

Did anyone find a pair of old BD ski poles at the GWI parking lot a couple weeks ago? a bit late to ask but figured I'd try... and for hanging slab, i would bring a few shorter screws as there are some thin spots pulling over the first two bulges

Anyone have photo beta of stairway (all the pitches in yet)? Or provo canyon for that matter?

Stairway to heaven is in and well. The approach gully would be more attainable with a little bit of snow, but the ice is in great shape.

Hanging Slab Gulley was plastic this morning. about 4 pitches in length, and good the whole way. Get out before it gets warm this weekend!

I don't know the names of anything besides GWI and Scruffy area. I saw some ice in the gullies just east of GWI today on the south side of the canyon. Does anybody know what these routes are called or possible grades? They didn't look that hard but wondered if there was any beta out there.

Are they near the Y coulior?

There's three fairly distinct gullies to the left (upcanyon) from the Y, and, a shorter rig kinda below the Y and just left of the approach apron (climbed that last year, WI 4- or so. 200 feet).

The three gullies, from left to right (looking from the road) are WI 3, WI 3 and probably WI 4 unless you go over the roofy pourover, then, a bit harder but I've never seen it in well enough. They're all multi pitch and all the gullies have tat for anchors on trees.

Not sure what they're called. Been climbed for years, rumor has. Fun diversions, especially in a cold, low snow year.

Cheers!

Climbed the first two pitches of the GWI this morning. Kind of a dumb thing to do. It's starting to fall apart out there. There are now some major holes on both the 2nd and 3rd pitches and a huge runnel down the middle of the 1st. I hope we don't have to start this ice season all over again.

Ian Hanson wrote:I don't know the names of anything besides GWI and Scruffy area. I saw some ice in the gullies just east of GWI today on the south side of the canyon. Does anybody know what these routes are called or possible grades? They didn't look that hard but wondered if there was any beta out there.

Wyatt H wrote: Is that the Triangle?

I was under the impression that ice nearly statewide is pretty dangerous in these warm temps, what didn't melt yesterday certainly will today....right?
However Joes Valley looks to be well under freezing at night, and only mid 40's during the day...is it still in/worth a trip? Maybe it'd be decent in the morning, before it gets sloppy?

This weather sucks.

drove past the gwi today and it looked like it was falling apart.

December 30, 2012

Arch Canyon

Does anyone know what maple canyon looks like?

Eric Bonin wrote:Does anyone know what maple canyon looks like?

Well I just spent 3 days in New Hampshire looking for ice to climb and the 3 pitches here is all that we found that would take screws, and maybe not fall on our heads. So I really don’t want to hear that the ice is going sour in the SLC area, where I’m heading out to this week. So everyone wet your finger, point it high above your head, face north, rotate in a clockwise direction, and say three times, “ice is nice, grow me some ice”.