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Home » Guiding Services » Ice Climbing » Ice Report

Ice Report

WARNING – Please read:

Ice climbing is truly a dangerous activity. Care and judgment born out of experience are imperative. Weather and ice conditions change hourly and what may appear to be “good conditions” to one climber may not be so to another. Please remember that just because a conditions report says that a particular climb is “in”, each individual is ultimately responsible for making his/her own climbing decisions.

GENERAL SCENE

Saturday night, 2/4/23…We survived the big freeze…Thank goodness it was short lived…Our thermometer got down to minus 22 last night (Friday night). We cancelled all guiding Friday and Saturday and will start up tomorrow (Sunday) with highs in the 30s! It’ll feel like being in Florida…The climbing is very good right now with most climbs in. The skiing is also good on the trails with plenty of snow…The upcoming week will have days in the 30s and even 40s and nights in the 20s. Perfect ice building weather!

CLIMBS/AREAS

Chapel Pond Region – The Canyon climbs of Whales, Lions, Ice Slot and Positive Reinforcement are in as is Crystal Ice Tower and White Line Fever (thin). Chouinard’s has grown and is in very good shape now and Power Play is in with the ramp alternative for the 2nd pitch…

Cascade Pass Region – Both Sister’s Left and Right are in as is Three Flows, the Quarry and P.O. Right and Left. cascade Falls is fat but Cascade Ice Dance has been close all year and may come in any day now…

North Side of Pitch-Off – Excellent! Many fat choices…

Poke-O-Moonshine – The Waterfall is in with several lines but not quite it’s huge white self yet (but very climbable). Goat’s Foot is looking good up high but the start might be a little trickier than usual. Positive Thinking (PT) was climbed a few days ago but the first pitch was reported to be hollow and thus hard to adequately protect. Neurosis was covered in snow but looked possible from the road.

Mineville Pillar – Day to day…

Roaring Brook Falls -Getting climbed…

Multi-Gulley – In…

Chillar Pillar – In…

REMOTE/BACK COUNTY CLIMBS

Underwood Canyon – Big Blue is in – not as fat as usual but in. So is Cool Hand Luke. The Fang is not touching down yet (if at all this year as it rarely does reach the ground).

Avalanche Pass – Most likely some good routes back there.

Pharaoh Mountain – Probably in…

Gothics North Face – ?

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