IceCyclesmodelled ice formation

This estimates whether ice has FORMED. It says nothing about ice QUALITY, bonding, or whether a route should be climbed.

Modelled from weather data. Not an observation of ice, and not advice.

School Room

13 routes in Ouray Ice Park, CO · 13 withheld from modelling

The park makes this ice

Ouray Ice Park is farmed: an operator runs water overnight and decides what exists in the morning. Whether ice is there is their answer, not this site’s, and their conditions page is the thing to read.

Reported by Ouray Ice Park

The park’s own status for its areas, not this site’s. Read at 03:12 UTC; it changes through the day, so their page is the one to trust.

0 open anchors, counted by the park rangers.

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Access is yours to check

This site says nothing about whether you may reach or climb these routes. That is decided by whoever manages the land — a park, a forest, a city, a tribe, a private owner — and by permits, seasonal and wildlife closures and local law, all of which change. A route listed here is not a route you are allowed to climb, and a route with no restriction noted here may still be closed. Check with the land manager before you go.

Ice festival

Ouray Ice Festival — late January

The people who actually know this venue, once a year in one place.

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