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.

Bridal Veil Falls (Spearfish Canyon), Left and Right

WI2flow-fed

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Recorded access notes — from our research, possibly out of date

Probably Black Hills NF along US-14A; parcel not verified. No ban found; promoted by Visit Spearfish. open

Position

44.41645, -103.88013

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elevation
1313.8 m
aspect
271.8°
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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