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The 2013-2014 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread

Cor · · Sandbagging since 1989 · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 1,445

You should be good to go Sally. It's fat.

Taylor-B. · · Valdez, AK · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 3,186

The Shroud is good to go, there are some solar issues in the afternoon and that is obvious by the huge rock fall on the bike path.

The Vail ass-luge from the Firehouse and The Spiral Staircase are in sporty shape;)

The Shroud.

LIV Veraldi · · Lone Tree, CO · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 495

Tony's Nightmare has a ton of loose snow (thigh deep) covered in wind slabs just above the ice on the second pitch. Watch out there ...

Sally G. · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 5

Looks great! Thanks all.

Kevin Craig · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2002 · Points: 325

Though generally regarded as having no avy danger, there have been at least a couple of avalanche accidents on the Shroud over the years that I am aware of including one fatality. There is apparently a hidden slope that feeds into it.

Steven N · · CO · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 80

Anyone been on north star lately?

Dave Wise · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 50

How's Stairway to Heaven in Eureka looking?

Kevin Craig · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2002 · Points: 325

Stairway's good to go though not as fat as one would expect based on everything else.

Anyone know if The Squid survived the warm weather?

Philip Magistro · · Estes Park, CO · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 0

Boulder Canyon ice, lower falls is virtually nonexistent.

Jason Maki · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 95

Squid is alive and well, although probably not for long. It's hooked out, "thick" ice to the ground, consensus is about 5+ right now. Everything else up there is severely delaminated. Tentacle goes, for now. Calamari is out.

Knockneed Man · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 45
Dave Cummings wrote:anyone been to redstone yet?
Not much... the little that was there took a hard beating the past two weeks with the sun and warm temps. We need lots of snow and cold.
Daxman · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 10

Any ice in Rifle? Would love to get on some frozen pillars of goodness.
Thanks!

Brice W · · Front Range, CO · Joined Jul 2001 · Points: 20

I drove by Coors Lite on Thursday. Despite the warm temps of last week, it looks fat and in good shape.

S Denny · · Aspen, CO · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 20
Daxman wrote:Any ice in Rifle? Would love to get on some frozen pillars of goodness. Thanks!
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tom bohanon · · Glenwood Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 185

Although it changes very guickly, Glenwood Falls was in for Jeremy Joseph and me 2 days ago. Better conditions than we expected, and quite safe it seemed, as long as one is off by 10:30 AM or so.

Glenwood Falls from the descent trail 12-20-13

Glenwood Falls from the road 12-18-13.

Michael Schneiter · · Glenwood Springs, CO · Joined Apr 2002 · Points: 10,406
Kevin Craig · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2002 · Points: 325

Jaws is out for now. Cracked the whole way across (even the low angle stuff on the left).

Jaws, 12/22/13.

D H · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 60
Mike Hasse · · New York, NY · Joined Nov 2010 · Points: 365

Climbed the first two pitches of Three Tiers (Tenmile Canyon) today. The ice itself was decent, but the snow conditions were just about too dangerous.
The approach had a couple sections of small windslab over sugary snow, which were avoidable (for now) by sticking to the small ridges. I had to do some dry tooling on the right hand side of the climb to avoid a large slab between the first two tiers, and we didn't continue up the third tier due to another large unavoidable slab. I don't recommend it.

seth0687 · · Fort Collins · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 375

How is snow conditions on AMU. Thinking about heading up Friday but with this new snow I'd love some opinions.

Thanks.

Seth

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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