Dru Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 springing at Squamish the place jopa means is Porteau Cove. you can cross the highway and see how successfully rock shoes stick to glacially polished slab (not at all but the slab was nailed in the 70's ) Quote
Bill_Simpkins Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 Sunday was nice. There were just a couple of wet spots on Banana Peel. The smoke bluffs were sunny and warm and dry. Quote
Sandbag Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 Camp at the Chief campground. You have to walk in from the highway, and carry out your own garbage, but it's free in the winter. Its free in the winter?? Quote
Dru Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 yup. as long as the gate is locked, its free Quote
scrambled_legs Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 Squishy is dry for the most part on this Sunday. Need about two to three days of good weather for a worthy weekend trip around this time of the year. However, the Smoke Bluffs drys really fast and great for a one day trip for locals. Two to three days of good weather??? You are talking about the west coast aren't you? By good weather do you mean relative to normal west coast weather. As in it only rained 3cm so far today... what a great day!! I haven't seen the sun since October! Quote
Stemalot Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 Two to three days of good weather??? You are talking about the west coast aren't you? By good weather do you mean relative to normal west coast weather. As in it only rained 3cm so far today... Don't be so bloody synical. The West Coast does get streches of good weather despite the fact that we measure the rain fall in meters. How else would the Grand Wall be climbed in every month of the year? Quote
scrambled_legs Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 hahha... ya I guess I should suck it up and get out there and give it a go. Does Squamish get less rain than Vancouver? I'm just used to Alberta where there's blue sky 364 days a year. If its cold you put on some warm clothes and grab your ice tools. This is driving me nuts where its too rainy to climb rock (so I thought) and not cold enough to climb ice. I can't wait for summer. Quote
Stemalot Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 (edited) I don't know if Squamish gets less rain than Van or not...my guess it's about the same, maybe slightly more. Squamish drys very fast with all that wind. Just don't head up there like the first nice day after a rain storm. Actually, you can climb even in a typical West Coast rain storm, just stick to a nice finger crack where you can lock off! As for "can't do anything because it's too wet"...have you tried dry tooling on granite slab yet? Edited February 27, 2004 by Stemalot Quote
scrambled_legs Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 hahaha... you are joking right? Don't push me, I might just do it. Quote
snoboy Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 This is driving me nuts where its too rainy to climb rock (so I thought) and not cold enough to climb ice. I can't wait for summer. Quit yer whinin'... GO SKIING!!! I have often seen it rain in Van when it is dry in Squish, and vice versa... Call Valhalla (1 877 892 9092) in Squish. Or check out the new Recent Conditions page. Quote
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