Vernman23 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 thinking about heading up to Canada the first week of April. Would love to climb the weeping wall and polar circus. The classics. Any perdictions on the conditions of both during that time period or am i too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Anything is possible, but you are likely too late....for anything that gets direct sunshine like WW or PC. Professors, Lake Louise and Field would be better options I suspect. April is getting long in tooth for Canadian water ice. There are some exceptions, Curtain Call and Nemesis might be a couple because of their locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 always better to look here I suspect: Â http://www.gravsports-ice.com/icethreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=4&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 while I don't have local experience, it seems like murchisons has a long life. Always seems extra cold up there. If you are aiming for WW and PC, then murchisons will be right up your alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainwreck Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Curtain Call starts to get some sun in the afternoon in late March/early April as does Murchison. I would imagine Polar Circus would be climbable but you'd have to do it pretty much all in the dark. It gets a lot of sun early and stays on it the majority of the day. Professors would still be good, as would Whiteman Falls, like Dane said the Field climbs would still be okay but it's a bit late for water ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The Wapta, on the other hand, will be in primo ski shape. If you are fixed to that week there is surely something to keep you busy up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hey Train Are the alpine conditions really as bad as they sound in the Icefields? AA area anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainwreck Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Hi Dane, Â I wouldn't know. I am in Vancouver this winter chained to my computer and a library desk getting edu-ma-cated. Â I do know that there has been an insane amount of snow in the alpine in Jasper and along the Parkway this year. It sounds like more a ski traverse type of spring than a alpine climbing type to me, but I think that routes like the Humble Horse and Asteroid Alley will form up really well in late April early May. I had some friends on Asteroid Alley a month or so ago (they wore beacons for the approach) and said it was in good shape and had been climbed recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks Grant, even Vancouver is closer than me. Appreciate the help as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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