Author Topic: Stevens canyon ice season (Read 6222 times)

F4? · « **on:** February 05, 2019, 09:25:21 AM »

The chilly temps means that the ice in Stevens canyon should be forming up!!

I hope it holds until Saturday.

Edit: it won’t hold. Temps will be warming by Thursday.
Damn!

briham89 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2019, 09:46:49 AM »

Where does this ice form? I can check it out after work today to see if it's in.

F4? · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2019, 10:29:43 AM »

Up the canyon...before the big limestone boulder (the spray painted one next to a pull out) there is a limestone spring seep. It’s on the blind curve.

The water from the seep will freeze if it’s cold enough.

Back in 98??? We had a hailstorm, and freezing temps.
The seep was frozen nicely.
That might have been a week of cold ass temps.

Hard to get a belay with cars coming by.

briham89 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2019, 10:35:35 AM »

Oh so it's literally on the road?

F4? · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2019, 11:10:16 AM »

Yes,adds a V grade to the route ratings

Brad Young · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2019, 11:52:19 AM »

Plenty of ice here. Snow too. There's even six inches of snow at my office in Sonora (I'm at home).

Three of us just spent three hours trying to clear the driveway of two feet of snow. The driveway is drivable, although it's filling in again. But the snowplow berm is 3 1/2 feet high and mostly compacted crap. We've got it half shoveled and are inside for a rest and some more coffee.

At least we've got electricity!! Lots of Twain Harte is out and parts of Sonora too.

Love living in the mountains.

F4? · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2019, 03:16:08 PM »

Glad to hear the power is on up there.

Stay warm.

Brad Young · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2019, 11:58:30 AM »

Tricia's got a second snow day off from school, and so Vicki and I decided to stay home too.

Meanwhile, here's some ice for you to climb:

mungeclimber · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2019, 12:42:48 PM »

5ft berm in front of my driveway. Is it legal to bribe with plow driver with cookies?

Asking for a friend.

mynameismud · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:15:31 PM »

15 degrees when I left for work at 8:00 AM

Brad Young · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:24:20 PM »

Quote from: mynameismud on February 06, 2019, 03:15:31 PM

15 degrees when I left for work at 8:00 AM

At least "February" sounds closer to warm days than "January."

F4? · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2019, 05:14:36 PM »

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15 degrees when I left for work at 8:00 AM

Think warm thoughts....sport climbing at the Pinnacles.

mungeclimber · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:01:39 AM »

Quote from: Brad Young on February 06, 2019, 11:58:30 AM

Tricia's got a second snow day off from school, and so Vicki and I decided to stay home too.

Meanwhile, here's some ice for you to climb

Just recognized how these pics are only taken from the inside.

Did you ski the street?

F4? · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2019, 04:03:13 PM »

Or get towed behind a car sitting in your fish white duffel.

Just saying.....

mynameismud · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:04:11 PM »

We used to take turns towing each other around on the icy back roads in Eastern Wa. The person being towed by a car hanging onto a 50 foot would just wear whatever shoes they had on and hope like heck you do not hit a patch of dirt. We called it hickey bobbin. Have no idea where that term came from. twenty five always seemed like a good speed but of course sometimes we had to up the ante a bit.

Brad Young · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:52:32 PM »

Quote from: mynameismud on February 07, 2019, 08:04:11 PM

...but of course sometimes we had to up the ante a bit.

Well yes, of course you did

Brad Young · « **Reply #16 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:54:32 PM »

Quote from: mungeclimber on February 07, 2019, 08:01:39 AM

Did you ski the street?

Nope. By the time we finished clearing the driveway we were sick enough of snow. I have been playing frisbee/fetch with the girls a lot though. They love, love, love the snow. And heck, to them it's so deep that it's over their heads!

F4? · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2019, 08:34:28 PM »

I will drag my boys up the canyon tomorrow to see

mynameismud · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2019, 11:48:31 AM »

One of the Dad Dudes is towing his kids up and down the road with a 4 wheeler. They have incorporated a toboggan. Guess that is the sport climbing version of Hickey bobbin.

One funny part of hickey bobbin is my cousin was really good at. I think she was a typical country girl, up for anything as long as it was fun and of course she would have to get dolled up first. Mascara had to be perfect. Nothing like waiting an hour for someone to get pretty just to tow her 30 miles per hour behind a VW Baja bug. Thought I killed her once, I was really worried and stopped as fast as I could. The problem was the bug had studs on the back and she just kept sliding down the road into the car. She was pissed, she almost went into the exhaust and generator belt. Five minutes later she is laughing her ass off. She had a million dollar smile that could light up the entire central valley. God that girl could laugh. Those were good times.

Now she is doing casual stuff, you know, like ice fishing

F4? · « **Reply #19 on:** February 10, 2019, 09:00:59 AM »

Nice dusting of snow on our hills.

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