Don_Serl Posted March 7, 2004 Posted March 7, 2004 some days enthusiasm overcomes good sense, and this was one of them... up at 4, away from vancouver at 5 with graham r in pouring rain. oh well, snowing hard long before we get to whistler, which is 650m elevation - and the parking for the rambles is at 750m, so it's looking good, if a bit pukey. heavy snowfall at cayoosh pass (1250m) and down at duffey lake (1100m), but shortly thereafter we get a lesson in [check my previous posts; you guessed it:] adiabatic lapse rate. it's chinooking like hell in the valley, blowing hard, raining lightly, and warming WAAAAY faster on the way back down in altitude on the (somewhat) drier side of the divide than it cooled on the weather side. by the time we get to the rambles, the snowline has disappeared into the cloud base, at least 500m above, and it's NOT ice-climbing weather. so we sip from our thermoses, tuck our tails between our legs, and drive home. nice way to put 500k on the car before breakfast... the ice is still there (checked carl's berg too), but the forecast looks ominous: temps headed for the mid-teens this week. could be all over... ah well, it's been the best season for many years; now comes alpine spring snow/ice-climbing season! and rock, now and again, or course. cheers, Quote
ken4ord Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 Yeah Don, alpine ice. After seeing your slides up at the imprompto ice fest made itchin' to get on some of that stuff you showed. If you are going up to do some and want some company, I'd totally be up for some alpine ice. Also I always like those climbs where they are solo-able doing them in a group of people like you had shown. Sorry to hear you weren't able to get on anything after all that driving. Quote
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