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I guess I'll start this week's Report off with a well worn quote:
"Don't shoot the messenger."
Once again the New Hampshire weather has taken us on a roller coaster ride as we head into winter. Last week there was upper-elevation ice to be climbed and ice was even forming in places like Frankenstein. Of course that was before we had a 24 hour period of rain on Sunday and the better part of a week of mild temps. I'd like to say that things have bounced back with some cold nights, but that hasn't exactly been the case.
I took my weekly drive up to Crawford Notch this morning with some degree of skepticism. After all, I've been out riding the MTB pretty much every day this week, so I just had to figure that things wouldn't exactly be what we would want. Unfortunately my intuition wasn't wrong, with a couple of exceptions there wasn't much ice to be seen in the lower elevations. I've posted more pictures on NEClimbs, but you can see a few at the links below.
FYI the shot on Mt Webster is of a climb that's in the shade up and right of Central Gully. It looks neat, but it looks to be an incredible thrash to get up there!
In spite of the poor (dare I say pitiful) state of things right now, there is really no question that we'll be seeing it fairly soon. The main thing we need is some snow and consistent colder temps and I'm figuring that will be here sooner, rather than later.
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Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective March 21, 2024
I can't actually say that there is nothing out there that can't be climbed. That would be foolish. But for the average, or a little above average climber, that's probably correct. That said, I did hear that there is climbable ice on Parasol in Dixville Notch. Not sure how that will be after we get a foot of heavy wet snow on Saturday. Regardless, here's a few pix I took today just to document things.
Huntington Ravine
AVALANCHE
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
Some S**T:
When I went down to check on the status of the North End of Cathedral, I happened to notice the following. I'm not at all sure what's up with this, but you might want to take a potty-break BEFORE you head to the cliff. And if you see any of the State Park Rangers, mention to them that you don't think that this is such a great idea. ThnX!
Mobile Version Of NEClimbs:
Up on one of the Mount Washington Valley's finest crags and want to know what that climb you're looking at is? Or maybe you're on your way up from Boston and want to check out the Ice Report for your upcoming weekend plans. Or more likely, you're at work just want to daydream about your next adventure. Well if you have a smart phone handy, you can get to NEClimbs from anywhere you have cell service. While it doesn't offer every single feature of the site and it's not an "app", in mobile form, it does do a whole lot and is very useful. Here is the live link to the mobile version of NEClimbs:
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