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As every year goes by I feel ever more strongly how fantastic it is to be able to live with people I love, in a place that I love, doing what I love to do... I truly wish that you enjoy this special day and enjoy it with people that you love. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
I don't have a whole lot to say right now as I've been over the top with work and the holiday, so here's an abbreviated Report. The weather has been very up and down, but still quite cold at night. That's good… A system from the North brought major winds here in the Valley and vicinity all day on Wednesday, leaving debris and downed trees everywhere and causing some scattered power outages. That was bad, but at least it was cold and we were lucky not to have any major problems here in the Valley. It looks as if another system will be moving through tonight, bringing more cold temps and the proverbial Wintry Mix. This is really the kind of thing we're been waiting for as it will fill in things with snow and build the ice. I'm hoping to get up into Crawford Notch on Saturday to scope out the state of things and possibly get up into the ravines on Monday. I've got my fingers crossed, cross yours too.
FLASH - On Friday morning we got our first significant snowfall here in the Valley. Probably only around 3/4 to 1 inch, but it's very cool. It's now officially winter...
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective January 16, 2020
These pictures and today's Report is actually from 1/15, Wednesday. I knew it was going to be snowing almost all day today and I would not be able to take any pictures, so I went up to the Notch yesterday, figuring that 24 hours would make very little difference. I was pleasantly surprised at how much ice survived the 3 days of record temps and rain. In spite of everything the weather threw at us, there is still ice to climb and while the Frankenstein Amphitheater looks even worse, there are still options. This is a time to be cautious due to possible delamination, but if you want to get out and climb, you can. Just be aware that the next several days will be VERY cold, so dress appropriately and beware of what will likely be some very brittle ice.
Huntington Ravine
options - beware avalanche danger
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OK but top is a mess again
Dracula
kind of OK but top out bad!
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HERE
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