Search for
Forums: Climbing Disciplines: Sport Climbing: Re: [ecade] The Greedy Dream - To Ski and CLIMB in the same Vacation: Edit Log




marc801


Sep 26, 2011, 5:37 PM

Views: 4805

Registered: Aug 1, 2005
Posts: 2806
Re: [ecade] The Greedy Dream - To Ski and CLIMB in the same Vacation
Report this Post
Average: avg_1 avg_2 avg_3 avg_4 avg_5 (0 ratings)  
ecade wrote:
Hi,

I live in Toronto, great city, just no mountains :(

I do'nt get much vacation time either. So I'm trying to create the dream vacation for this December/New Years vacation. Ideally one where I can Ski 1 day, climb the next, rinse and repeat for a week or two.

Are there any places in the Canada (doubtful due to cold winters) or USA that have world class skiing, and good sport climbing in close proximity to eachother? This is my first season sport climbing but can/did yesterday climb a 5.11a (1 fall at second crux just below anchors), so anything at around 5.9-11d range is probably ideal, if it has a multi pitch sport route well that is just even more awesome.

Thanks and if I can recipricate with information on climbing or Canoe Tripping (our classic sport) or skiing in Canada let me know I am always happy to assist.
Utah has world class skiing and sport climbing in close proximity that enables what you want, but not in the time frame you desire. Dec/Jan is usually too cold and snowy, even for the warm areas in the southern part of the state - but those are 5 hrs. from Salt Lake City and the excellent skiing there. It certainly may be possible to get climbable days in Dec/Jan in American Fork (within 45 minutes of SLC), but nothing that you can reliably plan for**.

In general, there are few areas in the US that are climbable* during Dec/Jan, and those are not near "world class skiing". If you were to move your trip to the second half of March....

Edit to fix missing word and add:

*: climbable for most mortals that dislike frozen fingers and toes.

**: as at least one other poster mentioned, there is always the possibility of a sunny, relatively warm, low/no wind day, but it's not something that you can plan a week-long trip from Toronto against.


(This post was edited by marc801 on Sep 26, 2011, 5:48 PM)



Edit Log:
Post edited by marc801 () on Sep 26, 2011, 5:48 PM


Search for (options)

Log In:

Username:
Password: Remember me:

Go Register
Go Lost Password?