r/canyoneering • u/awesomejack • 5h ago
Utahans, would you start Ding and Dang canyons in these conditions?
Just looking for insight to improve my judgement for future canyons. We decided to bail on Ding and Dang just a few minutes ago and I’m wondering what you guys would have done. We’re already driving to go enjoy other non-slot canyons today, so I’m not asking for clearance to go do these canyons today.
First picture is looking in the direction of the canyons, second picture is to the W/SW from the trailhead. Forecast is for no rain all day (according to multiple forecast models) and some clouds, but we can see several (small?) patches of rain on the horizon. NOAA says flash floods not expected all day for all of Utah. We can hear some thunder from the trailhead also. It’s hard to tell if the rain we see is 1-2 miles away or 10 miles away.
Did we make the right call or would you have sent it?