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.

Bear Creek Falls (US 550, WI4-5)

WI4-5flow-fed

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.

Recorded access notes — from our research, possibly out of date

USFS, Uncompahgre National Forest, reached from the US 550 Bear Creek bridge. No climbing restriction found; road shoulder parking on a highway with avalanche paths.

Position

37.99998, -107.66021

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elevation
2584.7 m
aspect
196°
position
map_digitized
terrain check
passed

Cautions from the weather record

The model flagged no specific stressors in the recent weather record. That is the absence of a warning, not an assessment of the ice.

Reports from people who were there

No one has reported on this route in the past three weeks.

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