It was above freezing all week and now it's raining.
I'm not going to bother checking.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tiffany Falls Ice Thursday Feb. 16, 2012
PARKING LOT IT COVERED IN ICE AND THEN AN INCH OF WATER
ALMOST SLID THE JEEP OVER THE EDGE
Sorry party folks, no ice to climb at Tiffany Falls.
Huge water flow.
And raining.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Tiffany Falls Sat. Jan 28, 2012
Waste of time.
Trail in was very slick.
It was sleeting when I walked in.
No ice, except the trail.
It was 1 degree when I went in.
Huge water flow.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Tiffany Falls Friday Jan 20, 2012
I don't think so.
Still a lot of water flowing.
Main cauliflower on the left is flowing heavy.
Right hand side isn't forming yet. Far right are just giant icicles.
River bed is flowing. You would be standing in water on belay. River is slush, you can't walk in on the river.
Trail was snow covered but no ice. I did use poles. Bridge was slightly icy.
Parking lot was snow covered and not cleared.
It was -7 at the car.
I'll take a screw with me next week to check ice strength.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tiffany Falls Thursday Dec. 29, 2011
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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