The Southern Adirondacks are sooooo Snowed In !!!

Today was a quick recon trip to the infamous Nine Corners Lake boulders in Caroga Lake, New York to try and gauge how much longer we have to wait for winter to let go of its' relentless hold over the climbing community.  To sum it up quite simply, we are literally weeks maybe even a solid months away from good, dry, snow free climbing conditions.  There is upwards of 36" of snow pack in the woods, the tops of the main boulders still hold an average of 24" and with the forecast of rain followed by more frigid temperatures, it won't take long for Nine Corners to turn into a sloppy mess.

On a positive note, it was cold enough today that nothing was melting so vertical and overhanging faces were dry enough to pull on some holds...but unfortunately nothing will be getting topped out until the snow recedes and Spring finally shows its' face.

It was evident today that the winter training has been working on my quick "bouldering circuit" in the sub-ideal conditions.  I was able to get to the snow-covered top outs on a handful of boulder problems on my first try on each climb:  Popadropalis, Try or Cry, Thorazine, The Origin, and Everything In.  All in all, not a terrible way to spend an hour or so this afternoon...

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