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mrtropy

Trad climber
Nor Cal
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 30, 2013 - 09:32pm PT
How are things shaping up this year? Climbed a bit(a very little bit) on Hyw 4 today. Would like to do more.
Stewart Johnson

climber
lake forest
Nov 30, 2013 - 10:54pm PT
Coldstream today
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Dec 4, 2013 - 05:54pm PT
You guys think Widows Tears could form again by Sunday?! It will be freaking cold in the Valley!
Mr_T

Trad climber
Northern California
Dec 4, 2013 - 05:57pm PT
Is there enough flow right now in Yos or Truckee for anything to form?

Also does anyone know of anything forming up in the bay area? It's below freezing at night for the next few days. Supposedly something above Steven's Creek Reservoir formed back in 2000.
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Dec 4, 2013 - 06:19pm PT
Also does anyone know of anything forming up in the bay area?

Temps in the Bay are not below freezing, and will not be during this cold front.
It will be below freezing on top of Mt. Diablo for one night, but it is not enough to form climbable ice, I think.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.88169138665095&lon=-121.91410303115845#.Up-3mCfxpkg
Maysho

climber
Soda Springs, CA
Dec 4, 2013 - 09:11pm PT
Widows Tears needs volume of melt water, not just cold. Typical set up is 4ft of snow on the rim, some warm clear weather to get things flowing, then a great cold snap...Great climb if you are ready when it forms!

Peter
Mtnmun

Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
Dec 5, 2013 - 12:22am PT
It is a well known fact that the best ice climbing in California is in Canada. Buy your ticket and go North ice junkies.
dgbryan

Mountain climber
Hong Kong
Dec 5, 2013 - 12:37am PT
... and the outlook for LV / June Lake through the Christmas period?
Damian
NMR

Trad climber
Berkeley
Dec 5, 2013 - 06:20pm PT
What's the outlook for Tahoe Ice this weekend? The current cold temps seem good...?
DaveT.

Big Wall climber
Mammoth Lakes
Dec 5, 2013 - 06:30pm PT
Preston and I went ice climbing at June today, did two thin routes on the Roadside Wall. The ice was good, but thin. Carson Peak, Horsetail, and the other flows did not look so good at all, but Tatum looked decently climbable; at least it looked that way early this morning. Temps are rising...
bradL

Trad climber
Lake Tahoe, NV
Dec 5, 2013 - 07:15pm PT
The best ice climbing tool for California is a fast car.
bradL

Trad climber
Lake Tahoe, NV
Dec 5, 2013 - 07:19pm PT
The temps in Lee Vining look promising. Some days near freezing, some days in the teens.

Anybody have any recent pictures?
bergbryce

Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Dec 5, 2013 - 08:34pm PT
Went for a walk up Eagle Creek canyon today (Emerald Bay area).
Nothing is in.
Great hiking though, about 6" of snow on the ground and it feels like winter!

Cascade is in pretty bad shape too according to a friend who was there this morning. What is there on the left side is climbable but has a lot of snow on it. This is a little surprising as this was in decent shape for the past two weeks.

We certainly have the temps for ice but most places just don't have the required moisture.
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Dec 6, 2013 - 07:45pm PT
http://grecx.com/ice-climbing/

This web site mentions "Crag Peak". Anyone has climbed on it and is willing to share beta or anyone know where the hell this Crag peak is? I didn't find it on summitpost...
briham89

Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
Dec 6, 2013 - 08:38pm PT
The fountain in Heavenly village is shaping up nicely hahaha


bergbryce

Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Dec 6, 2013 - 09:24pm PT
Where is the ice at Lake Audrain? I've never been able to find it, but I've only looked once.
DaveT.

Big Wall climber
Mammoth Lakes
Dec 6, 2013 - 10:02pm PT
Lee vining took screws the whole way up the right falls today.
10b4me

Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
Dec 6, 2013 - 10:53pm PT
The best ice climbing in California, is in Colorado.
Snowmassguy

Trad climber
Calirado
Dec 7, 2013 - 12:34am PT
Colorado ice has been going OFF this fall. Go get some.
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Dec 7, 2013 - 02:02am PT
Ron, you heard of acual people climbing that chimney route? Sounds interesting. Wonder what they have to say about it.
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