I drove up the 403 on the way to Tiffany Falls and saw the great ice forming on the creek that runs midway up the 403 hill in Hamilton. This is usually an indication of what the ice will be like down stream at Tiffany. The 403 ice looked good (no climbing since you become a driving distraction) but when I got to Tiffany it was still flowing way to much. Most of the white in this photo is flowing water. A number of the large cauliflowers on the left crashed down while I was watching.No fun this weekend.
The trail into the falls was OK until the second bridge. After the bridge it was extremely icy and covered with slight snow. They don't want you walking in with your crampons on since it would wreck the bridge, but maybe bring a ski pole. Anyway the trail was very slippery and I was wearing winter boots.
The parking lot was clear.
The temperature was -4
Trail was very icy.
Water flow was heavier than I expected and the stream is open the whole way.
Does anyone know if you can climb at Sherman Falls. It's in Ancaster but the land doesn't belong to Hamilton Conservation. I'm not even sure it it's a good climb, but I might take a look once Tiffany freezes up.
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