munising Ice Conditions
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Michigan Ice Fest- Home of the Ice Conditions Report
Read more: Michigan Ice Fest- Home of the Ice Conditions ReportWith snow in the forecast it is time to fire up our Ice Conditions report. Who will be the first to get on some U.P. ice this season. This friendly competition between Keweenaw and Marquette climbers usually comes down to the minute so we will see who documents the first sticks of the 23/24 season!…
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Ice Conditions Report 3-6-23 New Climb Found!
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 3-6-23 New Climb Found!The Munising area saw lots of action this past weekend with visiting climbers finding fat mid/late season conditions! On their day off, some of the Michigan Ice Fest Guides hit some of the PRNL Classics during a rare bluebird weekend! For those interested and competent to climb out over the lake, Dairyland is in amazing…
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Ice Conditions Report 2-27-23- It’s Good!
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 2-27-23- It’s Good!This past weekend the Park seemed a bit quite, but the climbers who did come up were treated to some of the best ice of the season! Cold overnight temps and warmer days has our ice looking really good and it is setting up to be a banner spring. Virtually all climbs are in and…
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Ice Conditions Report 2-20-23
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 2-20-23Now that the dust has somewhat settled from Ice Fest it is time to get back to our conditions report! Immediately after the fest we experienced a warm up and thought for sure that we would loose some of our pillars. The good news is that our normal winter temperatures have returned and the ice…
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Ice Conditions Report 1-30-23 Finally Someone Turned Off The Heat!
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 1-30-23 Finally Someone Turned Off The Heat!Well, we finally got the cold spell everyone has been hoping for and just in time for Ice Fest- better late then never! We are only a few days into it but we are already seeing great progress in the formation of our pillars. Front Country The front country has been seeing a lot of…
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Ice Conditions Report 1-16-23
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 1-16-23Even in 1921 folks were out hunting for ice! This holiday weekend was no exception as many climbers were scouring the park looking for climbable ice. The 38 degree temperatures certainly didn’t help with building formations but the traditional seeps are not great but holding their own. Reports of climbs seeing some action were, Prelude…
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Ice Conditions Report 1-10-23
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 1-10-23Not to sound like a broken record but not much has changed in the last week as the Upper Peninsula is still experiencing warmer than normal temperatures. We have received snow which is good as we need the snow to melt a bit during the day and then freeze over night to build up the…
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Ice Conditions Report- 1-6-23
Read more: Ice Conditions Report- 1-6-23It was a tough week for building ice in Munising. Heavy wet snow and warm temperatures blanketed the Upper Peninsula this past week and put lots of water into our streams and watershed. The effect of this is that many of the pillars and waterfalls are now blown out. Some seeps are still climbable such…
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Ice Conditions Report- 12-26-22
Read more: Ice Conditions Report- 12-26-22Well Santa delivered the good to the Upper Peninsula this past weekend! Munising received over 30 inches of snow during the weekend blizzard. While this sets us up for an amazing winter, the blowing snow has created severe drifting. That means if you are coming up this week you will have to plan accordingly as…
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Ice Conditions Report 12-19-22 Game On!
Read more: Ice Conditions Report 12-19-22 Game On!Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus! Finally the cold temperatures we have all been waiting for are finally here. The weeklong forecast looks amazing and seeps and pillars are sure to freeze up and grow this week! Yesterday Pictured Rocks saw the first action of the season on climbs other than HMR. Right now…