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Jeff Shafer
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Jan 27, 2015
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Highlands Ranch, CO
· Joined Apr 2010
· Points: 0
Michael Schneiter wrote: I heard from a friend, who also shared a picture, who hiked to it on Sunday. It was there (in?) but super soft. Looked like it had been climbed but not recently. It was really warm and the trail in was completely clear of the snow until the very end. Thanks!
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Peter Lenz
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Jan 27, 2015
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Salt Lake City
· Joined May 2008
· Points: 670
Help, please! I've never been to the Ouray Ice Park. Sorry if this is a stupid question... I was thinking of driving from Salt Lake to Ouray today for ice climbing, but daytime temps are reported as 52 degrees f. Is the gorge likely to be colder? Is there any ice climbing right now? Ordinarily that would be way too warm for me to consider ice climbing in the Wasatch. Pete
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Highlander
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Jan 27, 2015
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Ouray, CO
· Joined Apr 2008
· Points: 256
PeterSLenz wrote:Help, please! I've never been to the Ouray Ice Park. Sorry if this is a stupid question... I was thinking of driving from Salt Lake to Ouray today for ice climbing, but daytime temps are reported as 52 degrees f. Is the gorge likely to be colder? Is there any ice climbing right now? Ordinarily that would be way too warm for me to consider ice climbing in the Wasatch. Pete The ice park is mostly shady, people are climbing down there right now.
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Zak Munro
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Jan 27, 2015
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VT,CO, Bar Harbor ME, SLC
· Joined Sep 2012
· Points: 345
I was in the ice park all last week and it was great, plenty of ice well worth the trip!
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Kendrick Dane
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Jan 27, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2014
· Points: 15
Anyone know about the ice conditions in Clear Creek Canyon? If it sucks there, where is a reasonable alternative close to Denver?
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Alexey Dynkin
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Jan 27, 2015
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Bozeman, MT
· Joined Oct 2014
· Points: 0
Kendrick Dane wrote:Anyone know about the ice conditions in Clear Creek Canyon? If it sucks there, where is a reasonable alternative close to Denver? Not sure, but after 2 days of highs in the 70s, I wouldn't be very optimistic. As far as alternatives, driving by Silver Plume on I-70 on Sunday, pretty good flows were visible off the highway, so maybe something survived up there?
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Kendrick Dane
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Jan 27, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2014
· Points: 15
Alexey Dynkin wrote: Not sure, but after 2 days of highs in the 70s, I wouldn't be very optimistic. As far as alternatives, driving by Silver Plume on I-70 on Sunday, pretty good flows were visible off the highway, so maybe something survived up there? Thank you, Alexey!
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Scott McMahon
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Jan 27, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Feb 2006
· Points: 1,425
Alexey Dynkin wrote: Not sure, but after 2 days of highs in the 70s, I wouldn't be very optimistic. As far as alternatives, driving by Silver Plume on I-70 on Sunday, pretty good flows were visible off the highway, so maybe something survived up there? On January 12th I posted silverplume looked thin, sun baked at rotted. Of course that was 2 weeks ago and it ice, but with the aspect and minimal snow I'm not sure how much better it got. But maybe last Wednesday's storm help feed it. don't want to discourage anyone from looking. There is technically still ice there. :o)
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Jeremy Monahan
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Jan 27, 2015
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Fort Collins, CO
· Joined May 2002
· Points: 410
It's 53 in Silver Plume right now, the route faces south, I wouldn't touch it with a 10' stick clip right now. It looked anemic passing by on Sunday, I'm sure two spring days didn't help.
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Steve-Cl
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Jan 28, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jun 2014
· Points: 15
In Ouray this weekend and climbed Skylight and Whorehouse Hoses Sunday and Monday. Skylight was in good shape and not wet. Whorehouse was thin in spots but overall a nice climb, especially considering the warm weather. Unrelated, but saw a remote control copter in the ice park when I was in Scottish Gullies on Sunday. It was hovering over the area where I was climbing, just at the top of the canyon. I don't know if it was filming or something like that, but it was really noisy and distracting. I hope that's not a common thing for the ice park now.
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Daxman
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Jan 28, 2015
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Grand Junction, CO
· Joined Jan 2009
· Points: 10
How did the Stairway look? Thanks
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Steve-Cl
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Jan 28, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jun 2014
· Points: 15
It was too far away for us to tell. Forecast said it would get up to the 40s so we went elsewhere. A couple of guys at the trail head were intending to climb it, though.
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Scott McMahon
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Jan 29, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Feb 2006
· Points: 1,425
Is it safe to assume that CCC has died?
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Sung Baek
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Jan 29, 2015
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Denver, CO
· Joined Nov 2007
· Points: 0
CCC looked decent last thursday. I drove by and coors lite was okay but the ice next to little eiger (at the bottom) was decent. But it has been warm.
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Bill M
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Jan 29, 2015
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Fort Collins, CO
· Joined Jun 2010
· Points: 317
Any ideas on how Jaws in RMNP would be this weekend. I know it has been very warm out in Loveland.
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Ted Eliason
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Jan 29, 2015
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Westminster, CO
· Joined Jun 2009
· Points: 585
Jaws is a South facing, zero degree day kind of flow. If it is there it is sunbaked and rotten.
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Mauricio Herrera Cuadra
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Jan 29, 2015
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North Vancouver, BC
· Joined Nov 2012
· Points: 3,908
Anyone been around Longs' north face? Thinking about giving Zumie's Chimney a go or the Cables route if the former is no longer "in".
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Scott McMahon
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Jan 29, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Feb 2006
· Points: 1,425
Sung wrote:CCC looked decent last thursday. I drove by and coors lite was okay but the ice next to little eiger (at the bottom) was decent. But it has been warm. Yeah I'm thinking this week hurt it...bad. Hopefully there is still enough to keep it going.
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Alex Vidal
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Jan 29, 2015
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Durango, CO
· Joined Feb 2012
· Points: 40
Scott McMahon wrote:Is it safe to assume that CCC has died? Looked pretty rough at 6AM Monday morning when I drove through...I think after the heat wave, it's safe to assume dead.
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Jon H
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Jan 30, 2015
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PC, UT
· Joined Nov 2009
· Points: 118
Damn. Is there anything left on the Front Range at all?
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