January 15th, 2025
Current Conditions and Open Areas
Open anchor count: 194
Open areas (with some spot closures):
Deep South, South Park, Kids’ Wall, Two-Eyed Dog*, New Funtier, Grad School, School Room, Pic O the Vic, Lead Only*, Between the Bridges, Scottish Gullies, Five Fingers, Shithouse Wall
*Lead only areas are unmaintained and should be treated the same as backcountry ice. Read the route before climbing and make sure you have proper equipment.
PLEASE NOTE:
All climbing areas will be effected by the Ouray Ice Fest Clinics next week. Join Us!
Be mindful of spot closures in areas marked with orange CLOSED signs.
Some anchor pads, especially in South Park, have two climbs marked by tags on keychains. One may be open while the other is closed. Closed routes on anchor pads like this will have a CLOSED sign attached to its specific corresponding keychain tag. Check closely!
closed areas:
Stump Wall
Current Condtions:
Gonna keep it short and sweet this week. It’s been cold. Farmers put out as much water as they could over the last seven nights, placing a little more emphasis toward the north end of the park.
As such, we’ve slowly and steadily opened more terrain. The only area still closed is Stump Wall. All others are open, and the frequency of spot closure tags in open areas of the park is dwindling. There are still a few here and there, so please continue to avoid those if you run across one.
In general, the park is looking pretty phat! We’ve heard a lot of positive feedback regarding ice quality since opening weekend, and all it is made possible through some hard work coupled with a little generosity from mother nature. Are we good? Lucky? A little bit of both, methinks.
Looking ahead, the forecast calls for more cold nights in the teens and single digits, and we expect to continue farming as water resources and the forecast allows. We’ll also update y’all next week if and when more routes open up. Daytime temps look to be cold as well, perhaps with only a couple days with highs into the high 30s or low 40s.
All in all, we’re setting up nicely for Ice Fest. Come enjoy the calm before the storm!
Conditions Gallery
