Sunday, December 6, 2009

The Ice Is Forming




I got back from Chicago late last night, and I just came in from a gritty and scratchy 40 minute ski on the local golf course. I drove down to Cascade Lakes and can report that the first party of the season had their tools out and were top roping 'Pitchoff Right." As you can see from the iPhone weather application, night time lows are going to be well below freezing, and day-time highs will only go slightly above freezing .. perfect freeze-thaw cycles to build up the ice climbs. Oh, and for all you fossils, the sauna will be ready for the ice climbing weekend. Sharpen you crampons and ice tools.