gyselinck Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Whats the snow situation around 8,000 feet? Any other random input is welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappy Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 It's cold, wet, and miserable, just stay home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 We did a day hike thru the Enchantments last sunday. One or two inches in the upper lakes, patches in the lower. North faces plastered with new snow, south faces clear and dry. Some veriglas going up Aasgard. A party reported bailing on the W Ridge of Prusik. Â There was a little squall coming thru the east side last evening (brief rain at the Pinnacles) which should have added a little more snow in the Enchantments. Looking out my office window at 9:00 on thursday there are clouds over Mission Ridge (6700) no new snow. Can't see the Enchantments from where I sit. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 Awsome. It's been a while since I've been wet and cold, I'm now looking foward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyClimber Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I was one of the guys who bailed on the W ridge of Prusik. Basically anything that doesn't get direct sun was covered in verglas as of last weekend. We decided we didn't really want to be going for the friction move under those conditions. However I got over to Ingalls peak on Tuesday and the south ridge/face was awesome and bone dry. So there is still the potential to get out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 From this weekend's through hike of the Enchantments (aasgard to snow creek):  Stuart  Dragontail  Temple Ridge  I've got more pics of most everything else if anyone is interested. PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisr Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Patches of snow just after last log crossing from colchuck trailhead, approx 1-2 inches at colchuck lake as of yesterday. No ice in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 (edited) Thanks for the update, we should keep this going all winter. Anytime someone heads out there, they should report back here! Edited October 31, 2005 by gyselinck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Is Teanaway road still open? Â Anybody get pics of stiue or dtail this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwalling Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I was up at Ingalls Peak, lots of snow comin down. The road was fully open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I went over Prussick pass Sunday. There was about 2 or 3 inches of powder over the Enchantments from about 6500 up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Mtneers creek road gate is closed. Â Any word on Teanaway TH access? Â Inversion Inversion Inversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 The gate was open yesterday. We drove to the crest of the first hill (not too far past the rockslide prone spot), then turned around in about 6" of snow. It was probably dumping up there last night though, since it was cold and raining in Leavenworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 I called the ranger station, but they didn't know shit. She said she would find out then call me back. The lady then called me back and left a message saying it was closed. I'm taking there word on it, but consider the source. She didn't even know what mountaineers creek was. Weather looks perfect all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Inversion Inversion Inversion  Any pics of n side of stuie?  Any word on Teanaway TH access? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 Point Forcast - Stuart Range  Weather don't get no better then this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Nov 24th/25th Update:  Access: Mtneers Creek TH road was not gated: very little packed snow/ice encountered on Thursday on the way in... Gate was still not closed as of Friday though snow was accumulating at a health rate.  Approach: Snowshoe pack from the TH all the way to ½ way around Stuart Lake. Snowshoe pack made for easy travel with minimal post holing. As packed trail stopped at Stuart Lake we post holed from Stuart Lake up to Stuart Glacier and down the Ice Cliff. Post holed out Mtneers Creek. No boot/snowshoe pack currently exists up Mtneers Creek… just the post holes we left Friday on the way out which are likely covered by now. And as we did it in the dark they likely zig zag and double back all over the place so it would be a waste of time to follow them . Snow shoes highly recommended until gyselinck gets off his lazy butt and reinstalls the boot pack like he did so well last year  Routes:  Stuart:  - Ice Cliff Glacier is very much still in late fall conditions and releasing at inopportune moments. East side was still experiencing temp inversion on Friday morning which didn’t help things either.  - NW Face: sweet ice lines on upper face! Never seen this much continuous ice on the NW face… usually it is the opposite in spring... the upper face is almost all snow/snice and the lower face gets all the ice. Lower face was bare so one would have to drytool/rock climb to reach ice lines.  - SGC: looks thin and spicy! Thin snow/ice line the whole way! Looks sweet but likely gone with the amount of snow that has recently fallen.  - North face in general: snow covering much of the rock.  Argonaut:  - Jason’s esophagus: snow just starting to fill couloir.  Sorry... no pics! My camera didn't make the trip to San Diego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Thanks for the update John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 No prob dude! I hope other people start similar threads for winter areas of interest... WA pass, Leavenworth, Ross Lake, Index, I Rock/Hood, etc etc... Â Perhaps this conditions concept could be improved and implemented as a new feature on the new site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Ice update: saw ice on Hubba Hubba, Drury, and the Pencil yesterday. Hubba could be *climbable* within the week if it stays cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Yep. one of hubba hubba, but it's at home. maybe tomorrow. oh, and by climbable, I mean thin, runout, and scary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_A Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I'd been watching conditions, but fell off the wagon with staying on top of things this past week. Anyone know if they got any of the brunt of these storms that just went through? I'd like to make a trip up there this winter (sooner, or later). Thanks for any info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_RR Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I was up at Hubba Hubba on Saturday... Â Wazzu's right, the flow there is indeed "thin, runout, and scary..." Â We didn't feel comfortable leading it, so we spent most of the day looking for a toprope anchor. To no avail...I'd say it's climable- the first 15 ft had ok, solid water ice (screws were causing some unreassuring fracturing, though). Higher up, it's a crap shoot whether the ice is very thick. Â vw4ever- The area certainly hasn't been dumped on (then again, we were just under 3k'). Down by the trailhead we're talking a foot of snow at most, and around 3,000' maybe two feet, with the base of the climbs, being under a cliff, receiving more wind loading and getting to thigh-level. Definitely bring snowshoes if venturing higher. Things were pretty warm and clear, actually. Probably upper 20's. Â I'm looking at heading back up there when we get another weather break, so anybody go ahead and give me a holler if you're headed out. Â -Ciao, Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 Someone should go bust a snowshoe track into stuart and report back on conditions. I did it last year, now its someone else's turn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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