ggres335 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Use this thread to post ice conditions, photos, and beta for Winter 2018-2019. Quote
montypiton Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 okay - second issue for this season of Haireball's Ass-Clammin inventory - Icicle & Tumwater canyons, and Stuart Range. As of December 2, there is no lowland ass no place. the Funnel on hubba hubba hill is a wet streak. a hike in to Millenium wall reveals damp rock with a dusting of melting snow. in Tumwater canyon, there are random blobs in the general vicinity of Drury falls, but no other sign of ass. a hike in to Colchuck reveals thin smears of snow plastered on edges/ledges on the alpine faces - nothing that would constitute a "line", although the triple couloir is beginning to fill. there is a fat two-or-three pitch flow a couple hundred feet up the approach gully to Colchuck Balanced Rock - looks like fun climbing if you feel like making the nine-mile approach from the Icicle road. One trip report on this site reveals decent mixed conditions in the ne couloir on Argonaut - suggesting that Sherpa & Stuart might be worth a look... forecast is for temperature to drop into the 'teens in Leavenworth mid-week, then warm again into next weekend. I'm hoping to make another trip in to Colchuck next weekend, and will take my tools this time. think frigid thoughts... no word yet from my colleagues in the coulees... -Haireball 2 1 Quote
G-spotter Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 people are sending on Colfax. thanks facebook. 1 Quote
glassgowkiss Posted December 6, 2018 Posted December 6, 2018 Looks like besides Colfax, there is actually still no ice. Probably the place to be now is Rockies and WY. Quote
PorterM Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Lots of very fun ice to be had above heliotrope! We found mostly cold dry ice. Conditions were generally not conducive to leading (short pitches with snow below or thin ice or not hard enough to justify it, ymmv). There is ice to be had! Up and left of where the trail goes right to heliotrope (trigged a wind slab below this) Same area as above FAT flow to the west of the trail on the way up, kind of wet, very easy, about 80-100ft same as above (this ice is grin worthy) Up and to the right of the last climb (cliff band below heliotrope) (sorry for the quality) same as above Hope this inspires some hope for the winter to come!! ~Porter Quote
landoclimb Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Eliot Goacier ice is IN. Cooper 30 is solid and some other ice around is in decent shape too. Edited December 9, 2018 by landoclimb 1 Quote
Peter Way Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Cooper 30 is in good shape. 4 of us climbed it today. 2 Quote
ilias Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) Found 3 pitches of wi2/3 ice near milepost 72 off Steven's pass highway. Fun climbing, plenty fat for screws! 2nd pitch is wi3, 1st and 3rd are shorter and wi2. Anyone know what this route is called? See gps track for location. Edited December 10, 2018 by ilias 1 Quote
shilt Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 On 12/8/2018 at 9:49 PM, Peter Way said: Cooper 30 is in good shape. 4 of us climbed it today. where is Cooper 30? Quote
hanman Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 Any news on Banks Lake? Probably early but sometimes getting ok depending on plateau flow.... Cheers- MH Quote
mthorman Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 I haven't been out to Banks yet, but judging from Spokane temps I doubt there is much yet. We have been highs in the upper 30s or lower 40s and lows just barely below freezing until late last week. The last several days have been colder finally but things definitely seem to be getting a slow start this year. Quote
dberdinka Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 Backside of hemispheres. Have I seen it fatter? Not sure. Definitely seen it thinner and the ice somehow looked not quite so sn-icy as usual. By modern standards it certainly looks doable. 2 Quote
glassgowkiss Posted January 8, 2019 Posted January 8, 2019 Not much of a season on the Coast this winter. Quote
specialforest Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Below freezing temperatures this whole week and still holding Quote
montypiton Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Leavenworth ass-clammin' update: after a week with temps in the teens, things are looking more promising 'Tumwater canyon -- nothing to speak of. Drury looks great, but I'm guessing frighteningly soft - notorious for leaders looking down to see their freshly-placed screws falling out... Assicle canyon: at least 3 lines on Hubba-Hubba hill appear to be in; though might be a good weekend to avoid the Funnel. I've seen two parties in the Central Gulley (aka "Chicken Gulley") of Assicle Butt-rest in the past two days - even got stubbies in the first pitch! A party had laid a ladder across the Assicle to access Dog Dome yesterday, & climbed Dog Nasty Dike. Ran a few laps at Rainbow Gulley this a.m. - too thin to protect, but clammable if you limit yourself to hooking placements - swinging tools would destroy both the ass and your picks - crampons better smeared than kicked; lead-climbers your tools are your belay, so might consider wrist leashes... Candlestein Left (aka "Careno Left") is clammable with a rock finish -- C Right has not touched down. numerous dubious looking mixed possibilities... its here for those desperate enough... have not heard reports of coulee ice... -Haireball 1 Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted February 10, 2019 Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 10:55 AM, specialforest said: Below freezing temperatures this whole week and still holding Grrr, why'd I have to go and break my wrist mountain biking two weeks ago?!? Go get it folks and post TRs for me! Quote
montypiton Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Leavenworth area ass-clammin' update: as per earlier, most classics in the Icicle canyon are now "in". different this year are a number of smears on slabs that in most winters do not form, but this winter have thickened enough to offer possibilities in the Tumwater, Drury looks iffy - enough ice to connect all the way, but lotsa suspicious looking holes/blanks. The Pencil, on the other hand, looks as fat as I've ever seen it (forty years) - go figure. the Drip has nearly touched down, might be "in" for those of you who like free-hanging 'cicles. Comic Book Hero shows enough ice to connect ledges, but is bonier than I've ever attempted... but everyone knows I'm just a crippled up old fart... anyway - plenty of ice in places relatively protected from the current avalanche hazard... come & get it! 1 Quote
snowbeast745 Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Howdy, I am coming down to the portland area for the long weekend from Alaska. I have heard its been pretty cold down that way. Was wondering if any ice had formed up in the gorge. Figure its a bit of a long shot looking for a unicorn but worth asking. Thanks Quote
el jefe Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 I drove through gorge last Sunday and nothing appeared to be climbable. Temps have risen since Sunday so probably no ice. Quote
specialforest Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) oh I don't own a boat It'd be great to install a permanent steel cable across so people can do Tyrolean traverse Edited February 15, 2019 by specialforest Quote
Mikmetzler Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 I have a few spots open at a cabin on Banks lake this weekend, looking for more folks to split the cost. Grill on the porch, ice by the road. Contact me by my gmail if interested, it's my name mikmetzler at the gmail domain. Quote
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