No avalanche danger to be found without a hard search for once, great outing. Pencil very sharp, give it another week and if it's still there it will be good. Left the car after noon, back in the dark. Up Stanley Valley Tuesday, Nemesis looks VERY thin, didn't do it but want to go back, I'd be surprised if anyone had climbed this route this year. Sean's new route, Thriller, is quite good, climbs the back wall of Killer Pillar then rock to ice above for a second pitch, nice route.
Sorcerer is reportedly in great shape as is Hydrophobia.
Good route finding allows one to drive to within an hour and a half of Hydro from the Waiprous side of the Ghost, good luck, but it's been done this year. Nov 24 Hafner Creek is a bit thin but many of the mixed lines are doable with less ice than usual. Two decent ice climbs to play with. Polar Circus is reportedly in, hell, most everything is in. The right pillar is good for body weight, but the left was quite thin and fragile.