The 2013-2014 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread

phil wortmann wrote:Cool line in the south cirque, pikes Peak.

Interesting....Could it get fatter? Do you have any info on current TA conditions by chance?

This route is around 13k ft, so it shouldn't grow any until spring. People have been climbing TA since September. Get on it!

Looking for an ice master, super-guru hardman raging steriod user to climb with in the Park tomorrow...Thursday 11/7...The Smear with only two stubbies, Crazy Train etc. or I suppose I can "settle" for the NW Face Thatchtop, Loch Vale etc.

If you didn't get the memo...Alexander's is good to go.

Looking down Alexander's.

A lot of ice in around Lake City, even south facing routes are in (for now).

Pitch 1.

Havana Nights.

Hayes creek near restone is starting to come in. Needs lots more time tho.
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AMU is (or was) fat...WI3ish.

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We have current Ice conditions in again with pics for the Ouray Silverton, Telluride area. mtnguide.net/resources/oura…

Also a quick trip report on the ribbon which is/was climbing well right now.
mtnguide.net/ice-climbing-r…

currently in a warming trend which could change some things so will try to keep folks posted....

Pitch 3 all mixed up

I was in officers gulch Saturday climbing three tiers. I found something that may be valuable to someone that lost this at the base of the climb. Please pm me with description and I shall return it.

On Pikes, Blind Assumption is still in great condition. Total Abandon looked decent from below. The ice is still on 66 Years of Fun.

Expanding on what Ben said, Total Abandon is getting a little thin on the first pitch and the second pitch is hooked out and sublimating. Third pitch is dry rock. Don't expect many screws, favor rock gear instead. Still very climbable as of this Saturday.

I got on TA on Sunday. First pitch is thin, shit ice but climbable and fun. Second pitch is still pretty good but definitely sublimating. Third pitch is a boulder mixed fest. I found the third pitch to be the most burly in these conditions. Still fun route, maybe got a week or two before its complete shit. Get on it!

Southern Circus, WI5 M6/7.
A new mixed line on Pikes Peak, a bit more serious than TA and BA.

Anything in Vail yet?

I was in Vail on Sunday and the ice was not yet ready. We drytooled for the day. Thanks whoever has done all the bolting up there. When we got back to the car in the afternoon the car thermometer read above 50 degrees. We need a couple weeks of colder temps. It seemed like the ice that was there started dripping more and more through out the day while we were there.

Everything in South Mineral is in good shape and running a lot of water still so should keep getting better. As of 11/11, the road is drivable to the end by any little old lady in a 2WD with bald tires, and the creek is sufficiently frozen for crossing.

Eureka is a different story. HtH looks good as does 2nd Gully. StH has gotten too much sun and P1 doesn't look climbable. Goldrush looked wet and detached. Low pitches on Hoser's are water and slush on rock, but the upper pillar is super fat.

Edit to add: Sundance isn't in of course, so not EVERYTHING in S Mineral.

11/11/13

all mixed up. get after it. well established trail. fat ice.

AMU.

hidden falls.

Hidden Falls.

Kevin Craig wrote:Everything in South Mineral is in good shape and running a lot of water still so should keep getting better. As of 11/11, the road is drivable to the end by any little old lady in a 2WD with bald tires, and the creek is sufficiently frozen for crossing. Eureka is a different story. HtH looks good as does 2nd Gully. StH has gotten too much sun and P1 doesn't look climbable. Goldrush looked wet and detached. Low pitches on Hoser's are water and slush on rock, but the upper pillar is super fat. Edit to add: Sundance isn't in of course, so not EVERYTHING in S Mineral.

Did the line that is the first on to the right of Stairway. Everyone seems to change up the names. This is the one between Stairway and the climb in the recessed gully. Anyway, the ice was perfect. 5 pitches up to WI4 and it looks like a couple more easy ones after that if you were so inclined. It's a fun route. We rapped it off of v-threads and some slings.....

Climbed Fields Chimney on Longs Sunday Nov 10th:
-P2 had slightly more ice than last year same time
-P3 has minimal ice on the roof crux (extra fun)

Looking down P2 Field's Chimney.

Unknown climber on The Window headed to the Window Pane.

Current Long's Peak ice conditions.