genepires Posted January 6, 2002 Posted January 6, 2002 Looking for a ride to the cody ice festival which is in late febuary, presidents day weekend I believe. Something like feb. 15-19. Will split expenses of course. Will be meeting friends there but will also climb with whoever needs partners. Reply soon. [ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: genepires ] Quote
freeclimb9 Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 Is this a case of one man's trash being another's treasure? Mulkey and Foote are both raving about the conditions in the South Fork. Broken Hearts (among others) has been reported to be all in. That alone would seem worth it to me. Quote
todd Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 unless a LOT has changed in the past two weeks, the conditions in the south fork are not to be raved about. broken hearts did not appear to be in completely, although the top pitches looked good. i went there in the middle of december 00 (last season) and found better conditions then i found two weeks ago. if anyone else is curious and doesnt already know this, you can call "the beta coffeehouse" in cody for up-to-date conditions reports. Quote
erik Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 who cares what clod sayz i say check out the website http://coldfear.com/ Quote
Lambone Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 Maybe so, but some of the fat flows that are in every year are worth the drive. Pillars on broken Hearts and such are cool, but the regularly formi ng routes are just as good as anything in Lilooet, and there is much more of it. Quote
todd Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 whatever...basically what i am saying is that if i lived in seattle, id go to the canadian rockies and save cody for when it is actually cody. really, there wasnt even any snow on the ground! NONE! and just a trace under bushes and such on north aspects. erik and lambone, i wouldnt tell you what conditions are in your backyard, so maybe you should listen to "clod". Quote
erik Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 clod 437.7 miles from your house is hardly your backyard, unless you are ted turner..... what i am saying and i figure you probably know this, but ice changes pretty darn fast.....and two weeks ago is along time..... so gene good luck on finding someone to ride with...and i guess you dont have to worry about climbing with clod.... Quote
freeclimb9 Posted February 6, 2002 Posted February 6, 2002 Todd, the snowfall in the South Fork has always been low since it's in a rain shadow; that's one of the appeals of climbing there since postholing to a climb ain't generally a problem. Cody's Annual Average Rainfall: 9.4", Snowfall: 35.20" But I do take your mid-December observations to heart, and don't doubt that it could have been better. BTW, on road trips, the ice-climbing seems ancillary at times to all the other fun possible. Quote
genepires Posted February 7, 2002 Author Posted February 7, 2002 Thanks for the opinion on conditions there but the tickets are bought and reservations made so we will have to see what we can do there. In the over used wording of our day "god bless cody and let us pray for cold" At least I'll be with good friends and lots of free beer at the festival. yum-yum. Quote
Lambone Posted February 7, 2002 Posted February 7, 2002 Dude you'll have a blast! Don't miss the drive through liqour stores! Some fat classics that are not to be missed:Bozo's Revenge 3ish, pretty mellowDuck Soup- another of the sameMiami Ice- short but much steeperHorstail Falls 5 sweet pillarMoonrise + High on Boulder Bottom is big, fat and fun-top can be a sick pillarMeen Grean- long, bottom pitches come and go, but top should be inLook for The Moratorium- its obvious, but bottom may not be in. Those are the first that come to mind and should fill up a weekend nicely. This guy todd doesn't know what he's talking about, the presence of snow or no snow will only affect the freeze thaw climbs, and generaly says nothing about the overal conditions. It's allways dry there (wind slabs can still form up high though, something to watch for). Three of my bro's from Bozeman were there this weekend and had a great time, they did some 2s,3s, and 5s mostly on the north facing side. Go make us Seattalites proud! Most of the Ice Fest Folks will be from 'Rado, Iowa, Jackson, or Montana. Routes could be crowded, but its a fun scene! Peace, have fun. [ 02-06-2002: Message edited by: Lambone ] Quote
todd Posted February 7, 2002 Posted February 7, 2002 i know your thread is old, but if you happen to check it, id think of something else to do if i were you. the ice in cody aint worth the drive (even for me, and its only 6 hours) right now. things really arent forming up well this year. Quote
Lambone Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 Yeah, you know...where all the Rad people live Quote
erik Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 quote: Originally posted by todd: "'RADO"? R-really A- awesome D- dudes O- outside Quote
CleeshterFeeshter Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 Sheeeit- Gotta get my 2 cents in there. Also do not miss "Too Cold Too Fire" - one of the most unique ice climbs anywhere - Clod got da aidz in hiz brane and his lungz gonna splode. Sheeit. Cody had 293 named climbs form up last year and probably that many right now. Aaron at WWW.ColdFear.Com will give you the skinny on the conditions- just call him. I think that Clod is trying to keep the place quiet. Last year on Superbowl weekend- My budz and me had all 293 climbs to ourselves. Quote
max Posted February 13, 2002 Posted February 13, 2002 Dude!, Like totally Rad lamb-Man! It sounds like you've been taking some low-down jargon talk school lessions from some totally rad! Cali types! huhu, like, stay cool, man! Quote
Szyjakowski Posted February 13, 2002 Posted February 13, 2002 post some shots of killer cody ice you lucky bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Biff Posted February 13, 2002 Posted February 13, 2002 What Gene wants, I suspect he deserves. You go, man. And I appreciate the beta, even when I pay for it. Quote
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