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Utah Ice Conditions '12-'13

GRK · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 6,205
Garret Nuzzo-Jones wrote: I guess you missed these in your state-wide census of all ice-climbing.
negative. i accounted for all flaming piles.
detached pillars and choss were the first to go.
Garret Nuzzo Jones · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 1,436
grk10vq wrote: negative. i accounted for all flaming piles. detached pillars and choss were the first to go.
No choss? That covers everything in Utah then.
G Robbins · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 5
Garret Nuzzo-Jones wrote: No choss? That covers everything in Utah then.
Good comeback!?

I'll pass on that last picture, otherwise it looks like UT had a good season, CA wasn't too bad? Looking forward to SLC next year!
Garret Nuzzo Jones · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 1,436
cdec wrote:OK I'll be the 1st to ask, where is that?
Strawberry. Obviously the pillar on the right is a gopro disaster waiting to happen but the other two WI4 pillars are good to go. You'll just have to v-thread off them.
RonB · · Berthoud, CO · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 275
Garret Nuzzo-Jones wrote: Strawberry. Obviously the pillar on the right is a gopro disaster waiting to happen but the other two WI4 pillars are good to go. You'll just have to v-thread off them.
Garret! You or Briggs are going to have to show me where these are; must have missed them on my scenic tour in Feb; unrecognizable to me. I had a premonition :') The ice is going to reform in late March while I'm back out...
RICHBLISS · · Lindon, UT · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 60

Has anyone been to Joe's this week?

Sam Cannon · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined May 2012 · Points: 924

Was rock climbing up LCC today and on my way out noticed a really big fissure running across the lower section of the first pitch of Scruffy Band that was not obvious from the parking lot. Looking at it coming back from the Lizard Head Wall area, however, it looked pretty bad. I did see guys climbing it at around 11 am.

chadnuesmeyer Nuesmeyer · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 150
RIDGE wrote:Has anyone been to Joe's this week?

IT was REALLY drippy wet, I went last weekend and blew out on some slush, landed really bad on my ankle = Season Officially Over
Josh Allred · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Mar 2011 · Points: 161

Anything in?

Joes? Maple? Santaquin? Provo? LCC? Ogden?

Sunny-D · · SLC, Utah · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 700

Maple is good if you get there early and plan on being done by 12:00. I've been down there three times with in the last week and am amazed at what I am still finding in good condition.
Dallen

Brian in SLC · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Oct 2003 · Points: 21,711
J Red wrote:Anything in? Joes? Maple? Santaquin? Provo? LCC? Ogden?
I noticed from the road in LCC Wednesday night that Scuffy Band had a huge crack running across its lower section but the upper portion looked very big still.

GWI was still hanging in there, first pitch looked mealy with rock poking through on the sides of the transition but there was still a strip of ice. Final upper part looked kinda beat and maybe some holes in spots.

I'd guess with the record heat on Thursday, they're both maybe soup right now. Or should be. I'm not sure either climb really collapses but the avy forecast has popped up to considerable with the heat in the snowpack which is also something to consider. A lot of the bigger gullies are running with big wet sluffs. Not a good time to be in any terrain traps and since there's no re-freeze at night, stay out of Stairs and places like that.

I'm callin' 'er done for the season.
Erik Eriksson · · Colville, WA · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 126

coming thru slc thurs or so and wanna crank at maple...maple syrup or moon possible to climb? i can send em in pretty warm conditions if I have to.

Erok

suuntout · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2011 · Points: 30

Art there any ice still? Sorry my iPad forces me to write in olde Englishness. How about santaquin or maple, doth anyone knoweth

Sunny-D · · SLC, Utah · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 700

Your best bets for ice right now would be Maple and Santaquin Canyons.

Sam Cannon · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined May 2012 · Points: 924

Just drove past Pricecicle, still pretty thick looking and appears to be climbable..

matt tuttle · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 40
Garret Nuzzo Jones · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 1,436

So Lancelot is the name of of that smaller WI4/5 spear coming out of the ceiling? Or is it the monster main flow coming over the edge?

All those fun overhanging daggers Andy was jumping on were busy trying to fall on us when we were there.

matt tuttle · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 40

Lancelot is the dagger line. Was wondering if the large pillar had a name? Reading back from lasts years posts sounds like it has been climbed a few times. Wondering the history on it.

RonB · · Berthoud, CO · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 275
Garret Nuzzo-Jones wrote:So Lancelot is the name of of that smaller WI4/5 spear coming out of the ceiling? Or is it the monster main flow coming over the edge?...
Garret, is this what you and Briggs did on your trip to Strawberry? More importantly do you think it's in for this cold snap on the way? I'm at my Strawberry cabin now...
Josh Allred · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Mar 2011 · Points: 161

anything in with this snow we been having?

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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