MCR Observation

Mountain Conditions Report

<p>Hello Everyone, Myself and Carl Johnston spent the last 8 days with Yamnuska Mountain Adventures Ice climbing with the Mountain skills semester in the Ice Fields parkway, Bow valley, Ghost and Kananaskis.</p> <p>Some Observations form our Venues we used.</p> <p>Tangle Creek Nov 28- We were able to hang 2 ropes on the main flow Left side and 1 rope on the far right smears in the tree's. Wet and growing.</p> <p>Balfour Wall Nov 29- Numerous pillars forming and 5 ropes hung that day. Steep and chandelier ice on all flows, Wet and growing.</p> <p>2 O'clock Falls Nov 30- In excellent shape Bottom steep flow is capable of 5 ropes of Varying degrees of difficulty. The route as a whole looks to be in good shape, We only stayed on the bottom 30M and cragged all day.</p> <p>Haffner Dec 1- Ice is growing rapidly in there but currently only 1 Maybe 2 ice lines are possible.A lot of large daggers are forming near the main flow which is looking to be a big curtain if it dose not fall down or get kicked down. </p> <p>THOS/Moonlight Dec 2- In great shape with Pretty good conditions for driving and all ice pitches in excellent shape. Beware of thinly frozen pools below pitches of ice, One proved to be quite deep....<br /> Moonlight is in good shape accepting 16cm screws throughout, Wet and brittle ice can be found throughout with the Bolted belay in the cave easily accessible.</p> <p>Amadeus/Sinatra Dec 3- Easy travel to the route with Zero snow to walk through. Route is getting a lot of traffic and the ice is very well traveled. Zero snow above route currently.<br /> Sinatra- Good shape and VERY wet. </p> <p>Have a great season!</p>