The 2014-2015 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread

Coors Lite conditions in Clear Creek Canyon, 30 Dec 2014.

Conditions on Coors Lite P2, 30 Dec 2014.

Coors Lite conditions, 30 Dec 2014.

Sam climbing in the Springs on New Year's Day.

Ryan Moorhead wrote:

Looks to be in nicely... Now, I need to find some time!

Overflow - RMNP is "in", but not worth the walk. The cold and snow created a climb of dinnerplates and hard ice. Postholing past mills lake (snowshoes!) up to the climb, the expect multiple swings to get to "ok" ice with most of it majorly de-laminating. Few more storms and it will be covered. That being said it's a great place to go and destroy some ice.

Addition...there is a pretty wild flow formed over mills lake though. Lots of curtains coming down both sides of the bulge. I would imagine the ice is the same quality however.

Here's some recent pics from the last few days.

Ames Ice Hose

Bridal Veil

Gravity's Rainbow
We climbed Gravity's on New Years's Day and it was in great shape with 2 independent lines to 3/4 height. Terrible rats nest of rap anchors, this route could really use some bolted rap stations.

Rifle Mountian Park ice condition - 1/4/15

Rifle ice

Rifle ice

Rifle ice

Rifle ice

leenamcmurphy wrote:Any news on glenwood canyon ice?

Wyatt and I climbed Glenwood Falls yesterday, here are a few pics.
Glenwood Falls

Glenwood Falls

Glenwood Falls

Headed to curecanti wilderness area this week. Anyone know if there's a decent boot pack for any of the climbs or are skis/ snowshoes really that necessary as we have neither....

Any beta on conditions in Parachute?

Does anyone have any beta on current conditions in the Lake City area? Specifically, we are wondering about the Sherman climb, or other long routes in the area.

tom bohanon wrote:Does anyone have any beta on current conditions in the Lake City area? Specifically, we are wondering about the Sherman climb, or other long routes in the area.

I just added beta photos to both pages of Sherman and the unnamed further up. They both look fat from the road and the unnamed route was indeed fat in person.

Was up at Chautaqua today, The Silk Road is looking pretty good. Sorry, did not have a camera. Would want to get on it super early in the morning (or moonlight) as the warm days a making it kick ice off constantly.

Yak-trax would be super helpful at the moment.

Seeking update on conditions for Kieners. Has anyone been up to the Diamond recently? What is the snow like on Lamb's Slide?

Thanks in advance.
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doug haller wrote:What is the snow like on Lamb's Slide? D

Not specific, but snow conditions are generally pretty sketchy across colorado right now. It hasn't dropped below moderate in two weeks and with wind, freezing rain, and snow things are NOT improving. Be safe!!!

With the sketchy snowpack going on right now, are there any safer routes in the Ouray backcountry? All the classics I can think of are all pretty threatened by avalanche danger.

Probably safer to stay at the Boulder Rock Club..... lol.

I will just say most things are getting climbed, know what slopes are wind loaded. And there are lots of classic climbs in Ouray that are in that rarely get climbed.

Jon H wrote:With the sketchy snowpack going on right now, are there any safer routes in the Ouray backcountry? All the classics I can think of are all pretty threatened by avalanche danger.

Eh everything on the north side of camp bird is solid, and the talisman is getting done a lot.

Highlander wrote:Probably safer to stay at the Boulder Rock Club.....

Nice Micah quote. :o)

Silk road is gone

Tried to climb it last night and everything was pretty much delaminated

Scott McMahon wrote: Not specific, but snow conditions are generally pretty sketchy across colorado right now. It hasn't dropped below moderate in two weeks and with wind, freezing rain, and snow things are NOT improving. Be safe!!!

thanks, Scott.
The route description says:
Lamb's Slide is 50 degrees AND
Notch Couloir is prone to avalanches.

Any sense of the angle of Notch Couloir?

Thanks again.