2011 Utah Ice Conditions thread
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To put to doubt any questions and to save you some gas: |
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Anyone been to Joe's Valley lately? |
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Despite the warm weather everything in Ouray is in and fat both in and out of the ice park. It may not be UT but it sure is close. don't believe me? See for yourself ourayiceclimbing.blogspot.com |
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Hows Joes Valley holding up the this "heat" wave? |
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Kai, |
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Looking for a partner to head up to Mary's lake this Thursday, or perhaps this weekend. I'm a weak leader (WI3+) but a reasonably strong second. Let me know. |
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Anyone have an update on provo conditions? |
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Thomas, |
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In Provo, Stairway & Bridal Veil are still in. Climbed there Monday. |
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Saw some lines in LCC east of the Y-Couloir driving down from Snowbird on Monday. Went up with some friends to check them out today. Climbed the one farthest right in the photo and had a fun day. The approach involved some bushwacking. There are decent anchors to rap off. |
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I am hearing conflicting reports about Joes Valley being fat and weak. Anyone else been down there? I was thinking of going possibly Friday. |
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Matt Wolski wrote:Saw some lines in LCC east of the Y-Couloir...climbed the one farthest right in the photo ...Matt, do you know what that line is rated, or your best guess? Looks like something I might get up. I'm at my cabin and available to climb any of that for the next couple of weeks, if anyone is interested... |
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Matt Wolski wrote:Anyone climbed the other two lines?I've done those routes. They're fun. Pretty good amount of ice on the one to the right in the pics. Can be steeper and feel like WI4 for a bit when its lean. They're mostly easy WI3 type rambles. Should be old tat on most of the tree anchors. Rumor has these as being done for a number of years, with, some folks soloing and walking off the tops (probably down to the east, I'd think). They usually get pretty buried by snow. Nice options to the crowded GWI. Thanks for the photo's and update on conditions! |
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Brian in SLC wrote: They're mostly easy WI3 type rambles. Should be old tat on most of the tree anchors.WI3- seems to be my recollection as well, but it's been about 10 years. We climbed the one on the right and downclimbed one of the two on the left. Like Brian said, they're a lot of fun. |
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Climbed the first two technical pitches of the GWI today, bailing before the curtain, which was rotten, chandeliered, and in generally bad shape. P1 was amazingly stepped out and thin, but the ice was bonded to the rock well enough and it could have taken screws up to 16cm. P2 was hollow and running with water, with enough ice to climb and protect safely on the right side of the flow. P3 looked awful, and the pillar on P4 had a huge diagonal crack that was clearly visible. |
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anyone been to santaquin lately? Whats in? |
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I was on the stairway apron saturday morning and there was no sign of anything coming down from above. Looked like the upper pitches were barely (if at all) there though. |
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petercoe wrote:Thomas, The lines at Mary's lake are much harder than WI3+ so be aware before you head down there.I was under the impression there was WI3 to be had at Mary's Lake. The guide book also indicates this is so. Is it maybe the lower pitches on longer routes are WI3? If so, are there raps off? Or, should non WI4/5 climbers just stay away? |