The 2011-12 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread

Anybody been up to Silverplume or Lincoln Falls in thelast couple days? I'm heading up tomorrow.

Hey Joseph. To give you a heads up, we are heading to Silverplume with a gang of folks Tuesday am. Glad to share space if we see you there, but just thought you might want to know.

Went to Lincoln falls yesterday..............The place is going off!!

I don't usually don't say this but there is a ton of interesting ice. Also some mixed stuff that isn't extreme but good fun and well protected AND lots of room in case there are several parties there.
I had a fun day climbing hard ice and interesting mixed. And I didn't encounter an traffic problems..........

Climbed Three Tiers in Ten Mile today. Still fat. Still fun.

Tony's and The Shroud looked fat as well.

Great year for Colorado ice!

Ames Ice Hose looks fat and plastic-y, ice to ground

AMU: Climbed the line in the center today. All ice, no need for rock gear.

Joseph Wright wrote:Anybody been up to Silverplume or Lincoln Falls in thelast couple days? I'm heading up tomorrow.

The ribbon is in good shape. Bit thin on the bottom, but not too bad. Didn't have too much coming down.

Chain station area by Wolf Creek is in good. Bigcicle and many of the mixed lines lef of it are in really good shape. Treasure falls is in FAT. Other climbs are also int, but, we've been getting a lot of snow and avy danger is still iffy...

Went to Lincoln two days ago.......Very much in. The upper column has shrunk some and is cracked in two spots so be gentle when leading or climbing on it. We brought some cams and small nuts for the mixed climbs.........a couple of Stubbies wouldn't hurt.
Found some dropped screws and 'biners while we were there. If people keep this up I'll be able to have a ice gear garage sale at the end of the season!!

Ice report from the I70 drive...

Officers gulch is about the best I've seen it. 3 tiers is ice top to bottom instead of the usual snow covering most of the climbing. Tony's and Round the corner look great. Not much snow obvious up high but make your own assessment.

Vail - Desi looks good and Fang is well connected (guess the cable worked) and probably lead able depending on temps etc. Everything else looks very good.

BoCan ice is barely in at the Upper Falls. If you climb it, please be gentle at the top so that it can still be led. Definitely not as fat as past years, boo :(

Is CCC forming at all?

Vail - The Fang is no more. Hope no one was hurt.

damn! that sucks!

As of late last week, CCC had no ice.

Climbed the 1st flatiron on Saturday morning. There was water flowing behind most of the delaminated ice on every pitch, but the crux pillar by the small tree was in but delicate and there were a few other very short curtains higher on the route that were in.

It may have all fallen down by now with the warm weather, but I didn't have time to post until now. As usual, even when it is "in", it is very thin and without much protection so be careful. We brought 3 screws, a set of camalots, and some nuts.

Anyone know if the ice is in at Rifle?

Bridalveil is in reasonable shape and was totally dry today. The spray cone is way up the climb this year and lots of eggshell ice down low. Pro is tricky in spots, but then, when isn't it on this climb? The line we took went at about 5/6- (maybe 5+)/4+ There's a v-thread at the top now in the amazingly thick yet crystal-clear ice. Far left side line looks quite steep/sustained right now.

It was windy in the Park, but not too crowded. The ice was brittle, but screws were solid. Here are some photos at Loch Vale.

as of 12/26, CCC still has virtually no ice