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Q. Where is Ouray, Colorado?
A. Ouray is located in the Southwest portion of
Colorado. We are approximately equidistant between Durango and Grand
Junction. Driving time from either Denver, Salt Lake City, or Albuquerque
are all around seven hours. The closest airport service is Montrose
(MTJ) located 35 miles to our north.
Q. What is the best way for me to get from Montrose
airport to Ouray?
A. Your choices are to either rent a vehicle or
hire a shuttle service for the 35-mile drive. We recommend the shuttle
because Ouray is very simple to navigate on foot. On your climbing
days with our service, we take care of the transportation. Call (970) 325-4484 to schedule your shuttle or visit www.soajeep.com
Q. What kind of clothing and equipment do I need
for a day of climbing?
A. Please refer to our equipment page.
Q. I am not a big fan of the cold. What kind of
wintertime temperatures can I expect to encounter?
A. Ouray is a very dry climate with 300+ days
of sunshine per year. The average winter temperature is actually
slightly above freezing. As we are fond of pointing out, we are
almost ice climbing in Arizona. Ice climbing weather does not get
much milder than Ouray.
Q. Do you rent climbing equipment?
A. No, we do not. Climbing equipment is provided
to our customers while they are climbing with our service. For rental
equipment please contact Bill Leo at Ouray Mountain Sports at 970-325-4284.
Q. What else does Ouray offer as far as activities?
A. Ouray is located only 47 miles from Telluride,
which offers world class lift-serviced skiing. Ouray also offers
a wonderful hot springs pool, cross-country skiing, great restaurants,
shopping, and a myriad of other recreational opportunities depending
upon the season of your visit. Please refer to www.ouraycolorado.com
for other details.
Q. Do you have any recommendations for lodging
options?
A. Yes, we do. Please refer to our lodging link
on our resources page.
Q. Do you offer any open registration classes?
A. Yes. We do offer Basic Ice Climbing Courses
and intermediate Ice Craft Courses for ice climbing, but in general
we prefer to contract our services on a case-by-case basis. This
approach allows us to personalize the curriculum to meet each
customers
or small self-organized group's specific goals and desires. We
do our best to match up customers seeking to share a guide in
order
to reduce their tuition costs.
Q. When does the Ouray Ice Park open for climbing?
A. Typically, the Park opens around the 15th of
December and closes around the end of March depending upon conditions.
Q. When is the Ouray Ice Festival held?
A. Every Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
weekend around the middle of January.
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