Likely rockpile aspects for tomorrow?

[yuckster]

With additional cold slabs that just formed today, seems to me like Tux will likely be too touch-and-go for tomorrow... except maybe for outliers like the Lobster Claw?

Anyone with a suggestion for what might work out best? Is Oakes likely to be steel-hard slab?

[RR]

With additional cold slabs that just formed today, seems to me like Tux will likely be too touch-and-go for tomorrow... except maybe for outliers like the Lobster Claw?

Anyone with a suggestion for what might work out best? Is Oakes likely to be steel-hard slab?
Nelson Crag snowfields are in and might be less prone to loading. The Raymond Cataract still shows a little shrubbery on the wide fan above it...it will be firm and squeaky, but I'd guess that a few test pits will have you smiling.

Maybe it's time to shoe in to nab some Osceola Slides action. East Osceloa has a fabulous slide that forms just above the southern end of North Greeley Pond. The hike in off the Kank is easy on the Greeley Ponds hiking trail. If you go that way and can work that GPS and a compass...bring a map and take some bearings...there are treasures in view that will make you want data for future reference....that is all!

[yuckster]

I've posted about the Osceola slides before. I've certainly been drooling over the big one that's visible from the Kanc. Hmm.

[clg898]

With additional cold slabs that just formed today, seems to me like Tux will likely be too touch-and-go for tomorrow... except maybe for outliers like the Lobster Claw?

Anyone with a suggestion for what might work out best? Is Oakes likely to be steel-hard slab?

From yesterday's report:

"The biggest news is the loading of S and SE facing aspects from the N through NW winds. The climber's right side of the Bowl, the Lip, Sluice, Right Gully, and the Lobster Claw have all grown rapidly and continue to do so this morning as moving snow continues to load under blue skies."

There's been lots of loading of S facing aspects, so Lobster Claw might be sketchy... Oakes may be sketchy too for the same reason... lots of 6.5% density snow being transported by 80 mph N-NW winds loading the south facing aspects in Oakes.

[icelanticskier]

plenty of safe turns to be had in oakes directly below the east summit snowfields of monroe, low angle and fun. may be a bit scoured and crossloaded but edgeable, uncertain of the cover. plenty of safe turns in tucks as well to the climbers right of right gulley, left of the claw, lower angle and protected by cliff bands above, just be careful to stay out of suspect runout zones. safe turns everywhere if ya look around.
rog

[yuckster]

Saturday, unsurprisingly, the forecast was at Considerable.

Instead of going to the Ravine, we went up to the East Snowfields which was kind of a waste of time -- it was too windpacked to be much fun. After a late start we ended up descending the Sherburne in fluffy light powder, by headlamp.

We spent some time on the Lions Head ascent eyeballing lines into Raymond Cataract and Nelson Crag. We did see a few snowfields high up on Nelson Crag, but the snow in the alpine garden has been scoured off so it would be difficult to do a top-to-bottom descent from the east snowfields by either route, and not worth the effort with nothing but hard slab left on the Alpine Garden. I'm not sure what Nelson Crag snowfields RR is referring to - maybe there is something else below the ridgeline?

Sunday the forecast had been dropped to low in right gully so we went up. The top layer of snow had settled into a fairly supportive, warm and heavy but still soft slab. Also ran into boardman and tig. Lisa got some photos of myself and boardman - will post in a TR later.