Today Eric Knoff and I installed the weather station on top of Flanders Mountain. As we hiked up the Flanders Drainage we could see some ice building on Champagne which really surprised me. Other climbs had icicles forming. In the main canyon, it looked like there was quite a bit of ice on Twin Falls. We couldn't tell how thin it was. Overall, things have been much colder than I would have guessed. Just below the weather station is a small lake in a hanging valley. This small lake was already completely frozen.
You can check ridgetop winds and temperatures at: http://www.mtavalanche.com/weather/hyalite
and a video at: http://bit.ly/RM1pDU
The Friends of the Avalanche Center paid for this weather station and cover the routine maintenance. The Powder Blast will be next Friday, October 26. There will be drinks from Lone Peak Brewery, food from the Bountiful Table, music by the Hollerin Pines, a great silent auction, and dancing. It is our biggest fund raiser of the year and we'd love to see everyone there!
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Twin Falls
Hike up to Twin today. Thought I'd share what things looked like up close. Thanks Bud for the log cutting. The peace signs are a nice touch.
Champagne
Hiked into Flanders today to check out Champagne Sherbet. The picture makes it look better than it is. Killer pillar is coming in nicely but its still dangling a long ways from the ground.
GI / GII / Hangover Conditions
Climbed Hangover on Sunday 11/11. Ice is there but still thin, short screws required if you even get them in. The thickest parts were slushy and made it difficult to get screws to stay (plus the slush would freeze instantly in the tip of the screw, making it useless). The upper part above the bottle neck is very thin at the moment so I decided to stop at the trees just below. A pair of climbers did continue to the top but said the two spectres they used were quite handy.
Hangover.
Left side of G1.
These climbs are in, but thin and dripping like crazy. It's only going to get better this season!