Willoughby

[tradmanclimbz]

Alden did all the leading. I thought the 1st two pitches were pretty darn serious and P 2 had the potentual to zipper the entire pitch if one was to test the gear.... Everything looked pretty serious to me.  Even the tablets  are probobly in grade 5 or harder conditions...

[tradmanclimbz]

Alden headding into some very steep and spicy climbing.... The gear on this pitch would probobly get an A6 rateing in the Fischer towers.....

[Admin Al]

http://www.mooneymountainguides.com/blog/ice-climbing-at-lake-willoughby-vt/

[tradmanclimbz]

I did a drive by after Xmass dinner @ my sisters. Absolute total thermo nuclear devastation.......
even most of the snow is gone

[Admin Al]

I did a drive by after Xmass dinner @ my sisters. Absolute total thermo nuclear devastation.......
even most of the snow is gone

not at all surprising. snow is going fast down here as well...

[tradmanclimbz]

I was hopeing we would at least keep some snowpack to help keep the water flowing if it gets cold for real but no such luck...

[Admin Al]

Lots and lots of good ice up there right now.

[Admin Al]

As you can see from the home page picture, there is some good big ice at the Lake.

[dave095790]

Anyone know anything recent?  temps and precip make it look like it would be fine?  planning on going up there Saturday, thoughts?

[tradmanclimbz]

Conditions = mobbed 

[grubbers]

Many routes were in good shape today, should be fine on Saturday.

[Admin Al]

I saw some pictures of the Lake yesterday and the ice still looked good. interestingly enough there was minimal ice on the ground and the lake itself was frozen enough that there were people out there on ATV's! seems to me that the lake waster of ice only a couple of weeks ago...

[dave095790]

The ice on Friday was good. 

Ground was 99% snow free - today I bet it was 99.9% snow free. 

There was a lot of ice in the approach gully and obviously along the base. 

I have only ever seen it with snow on the ground - it was quite a different scene snow-free.  Micro-spikes saved the real crampons from some serious abuse on the way up and down. 

[kneville]

Anyone know current/recent conditions? thanks!

[Admin Al]

surprisingly good. I saw a picture of Glass Menagerie and it looked OK. I'm sure that there is plenty to climb. depending on this next front passing through that is!