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Went out to Swan Slabs today. A little snowy in places, A little thin in places. Good day overall. Of more interest, however, are the numerous smears that have formed in the Prow and Drip areas. Check the photos.

I climbed at the Swan slabs today. Plenty of ice on the slabs and the top more vertical pitch looked good as well. Blodgett Falls had ice but fell down while we were there. Have a good one and check out my site www.infinitymountain.com for more info on ice climbing around Missoula.

I went to Finley yesterday and there is nothing to climb. Just thought I would save everyone else the trouble. I will keep updates on my website. www.infinitymountain.com when the ice starts to come in. Oh and the road now has some trees hanging over and blocking it in some spots so be aware if it snows more. The upper parking area is completely blocked by a big tree.

Howdy Folks, Anyone from the Missoula area been out to the Bitterroots or the Missions in search of ice . . . found any in this exceptionally reliable ice climbing mecca? Been outta town for awhile, but intend to get out there and look for any miniscule formations this weekend or the next. If I find anything I'll post here. Missoula ice climbers should try to start using this awsome forum to communicate with other climbers. We're lucky to have such a good resource and should take advantage of it, even if the climbing isn't as good as over Boze. way. Just a thought Take care

What up all. I thought I would post a TR for the masses to enjoy. My new friend Nick Spang [who comes by way of Seattle] and I went out to Finley Creek for a few pitches of WI 3/4 and my first true multi-pitch water-ice lead. I've been climbing ice a bunch this winter, though mostly on TR. It gave me a good chance to learn good technique and practice swinging my tools.

If you would like to see photos of finley and mission, Go to my website www.infinitymountain.com I am building a database of climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing, and hikes. Each time I visit any ice climbing area I will add photos from that day so you folks can check out conditions. I will be adding Blogett Canyon soon as well. There will be a lull in photos till mid january becasue I will be in jtree.

Hello All, If you are already registered on this web site or part of the SMCC mailing list you may have already received this notice. If so, please link to the survey through that email as it will help us track the results more effectively. For those of you not registered on Montana Ice, please take a few minutes to read on regarding our call to action in our efforts to futher understand ice climbing usage and access patterns for Hyalite Canyon. This survey replaces the 3-question snowmobile poll already posted on this site.

Has anyone been up to Mission or Finley? One can always be hopeful.

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I was out around Pearl Lake and saw a bunch of ice and possible mixed lines. Has anyone done much climbing out there? I know I am shooting myself in the foot in first ascent department, but I really just want to go climb some ice and those lines look amazing. I just moved here and I don't really have any good Ice partners. Is anyone down to go exploring?