Iceaxe
03-30-2008, 05:44 PM
Sent to me by a friend. Note the Moki Exit out of Robbers Roost is currently free of snow and usable.
My partner and I were in the Roost area March 16-21 and had a day of good snow spread out over the latter half and first half of two days so some of our plans had to be shifted but High Spur had water only in the pothole below the first drop (waist deep) with a slowly melting bank of ice surrounding it - we decided to use our wet suits. That area later on before the "corkscrew" that usually holds the water was DRY! go figure!. Not Mindbender was as one would expect to find it - water in all the pool areas - knee to thigh deep. But that "waterfall descent" was icy in the center and wet mud everywhere else on its slope absolutely requiring a roped descent from our perspective. The "Moki Steps" exit was dry except for a few areas on the upper slickrock slopes.
My partner and I were in the Roost area March 16-21 and had a day of good snow spread out over the latter half and first half of two days so some of our plans had to be shifted but High Spur had water only in the pothole below the first drop (waist deep) with a slowly melting bank of ice surrounding it - we decided to use our wet suits. That area later on before the "corkscrew" that usually holds the water was DRY! go figure!. Not Mindbender was as one would expect to find it - water in all the pool areas - knee to thigh deep. But that "waterfall descent" was icy in the center and wet mud everywhere else on its slope absolutely requiring a roped descent from our perspective. The "Moki Steps" exit was dry except for a few areas on the upper slickrock slopes.