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UTAH - 2015/16 Ice Season

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chadnuesmeyer Nuesmeyer · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 150

Well, the BD gear swap has come and gone and it is time to sharpen those new/old tools and get on the ice... Let's start the conversation about what routes are in.

chadnuesmeyer Nuesmeyer · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 150

Drove up to check out the Uinta's, November is going to live up to its name... Not even veneer on it at this point.

Kyler R · · SLC · Joined May 2013 · Points: 20

There is a sheen of ice on Rookie Party off the AF Twins. Probably something off of sundial as well. Maybe this next storm with some snow will aid in growing some of these.

Warmest fall on record in SLC, so no surprise on no ice anywhere.

Brett Verhoef · · Northern Utah · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 380

It seems like more and more people post their climbing pics to Facebook or Twitter. This forum is still valuable but I suggest we tag our social media posts with #utahice to make it easier to follow conditions around the state.

#utahice

Kevin Hansen · · Melba Idaho · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 130

This weekend might show us something.

Derek DeBruin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,039

I'll second Brett's idea for the #utahice. There's a bit of snow on the summits up here around Ogden, but nothing's really cold enough yet to be interesting.

cdawg lion · · BeaUTAHfull · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 165

Is there a Facebook page for ice conditions? When I was in bozeman there was a nice one called 'southwest montana ice'. Something like that would be nice.

chadnuesmeyer Nuesmeyer · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 150

@Carl - MP has proved more reliable than other resources for conditions. it will start to trickle in... I know I have my spots that I am heading out to scout this weekend. If they are in, I will post pictures and update.

J.R. Rowley · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 15

November wall in the uintahs saw its first accents this weekend. Short,thin, and slabby but ice was climbed. Thanks Chad for the great time!

William Kramer · · Kemmerer, WY · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 935
J.R. Rowley wrote:November wall in the uintahs saw its first accents this weekend. Short,thin, and slabby but ice was climbed. Thanks Chad for the great time!
Must of your footprints I saw up there friday?

Sorry, yours was not first of the season, I climbed some lines on it on 10/30, when it was more of a mixed, but still climbable. Checked on it again friday, climbed the few lines that were in. If you look really hard you can find spots to sink a 10cm screw, average thickness is about 5 cm. Nothing else in that area has really started to come in yet.
Tasting the ice
One of our party said the ice tastes ready
chadnuesmeyer Nuesmeyer · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 150

Here is a picture... It is thin...

#utahice #TeamEasy

William Kramer · · Kemmerer, WY · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 935

Looks thicker than it did Friday. Anybody checked out the stuff around Cobblerest?

Matt Wolski · · Salt Lake City · Joined May 2002 · Points: 355

I'm driving to Moab with my mountain bike and zero ice gear. The pricicle on HWY 6 is in. Didn't snap a photo because I was behind the wheel. Any thoughts on whether the higher elevation routes at Joe's (Mary's Lake) will be in? I might do a recon side trip on my way back from the desert. Good hunting all.

Brett Verhoef · · Northern Utah · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 380

If November Wall is in then Cobblerest should be too. I've never been there but I suspect it is in, especially after the recent turn in the weather.

J.R. Rowley · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 15

9/9/15 climbed price sickle, not lead able. It all but fell down when climbed. Made too cold now too warm

Derek DeBruin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,039

A shot of Pricicle from 11/9/15 can be found here (a friend's photo, not mine, or I'd just put it in directly):

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1156230874405722&set=p.1156230874405722&type=3&theater

Ryan Hamilton · · Orem · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 5

Derek, can't access the photo, probably privacy controls.

chadnuesmeyer Nuesmeyer · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 150
Brett Verhoef · · Northern Utah · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 380

I hiked up to Last Chance Falls in Logan Canyon tonight and there is hardly even a veneer of ice up there. There were baseball sized chunks of ice resting at the bottom so it is freezing at night but the daytime temps must still be too high. It needs at least a week of cold temperatures and that doesn't look likely in the near future. That means the low elevation climbs from Salt Lake to Logan all have a long way to go.

William Kramer · · Kemmerer, WY · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 935
11/11/15

11/11/15
Found this today, still really fragile. Pillar is hollow and only an inch or so thick. Soon. Found some other formations, not as impressive, phone was being retarded and wouldn't let me get any pics.
Jim Clarke · · Summit Park, UT · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 1,596

Where?

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Northern Utah & Idaho
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