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Got new BC skis for Christmas. Looked at them for 3 weeks. Put them in the garage. Used them once. Used my old rock skis once. Hiked. Climbed 15 Catskill high peaks, 3 Adirondack high peaks, other local hikes. Put snowshoes on 3 times. Got sunburned.

...and after chewing up miles of trail at record speed, you'll be amazed that you still have more than enough energy to smash your music player to bits!!! :p

Started with Plateau. Barebooted until about 2900-3000'. Microspikes were adequate for the remainder -- maybe one spot where crampons would have been more comfortable, but not worth the trouble. At about the same elevation on Sugarloaf we changed to crampons. Still lots of ice on Sugarloaf...

Wonderful photos! Spectacular undercast! Thanks for sharing.

Maple Leaf Inn We've stayed at the Maple Leaf Inn many times...just a few doors from McDonalds...toward downtown. Walking distance to downtown, and on the trolley line as well. Very comfortable, clean, motel. Several rooms have king beds! If you ask, they will give you old towels to clean off...

Great hike and terrific company! The bluebirds were the capper!

We were on North Dome and Sherrill Saturday, 3/10, and Halcott, Sunday, 3/11. Snowshoes were very helpful above 3000' or so, especially on Sunday with the warm temps and mashed potato snow. It's supposed to be pretty warm this week, so I would keep an eye on what gets reported from this...

I'll be the contrarian here. I love that it ends where it does! I've been hiking the FLT near home for years and have a great fondness for it. On a hike of Peakamoose and Table last summer with Tom and Laurie, I got a real kick out of seeing the "End of FLT" sign in the middle of the woods...

Thanks for a great conditions report on Gray/Skylight. That new bridge over the Opalescent didn't last long, did it?

Absolutely...and I love it. My brother moved to west-central Maine (Farmington) in 1985. Near the Rangely area, which is gorgeous. He's now a pastor in a church in Belfast. As far as my "now go home" comment, I thought that maybe Chip was a closet Maine resident when he responded with "New...

Thanks for the green...glad you liked the pic!

Thanks for the green. We were wishing we had some ketchup in our packs to give the pic a little more realism.

Thanks for the greenie...we had a blast that day!

Welcome to Maine. Now go home? :)

Thanks for the greenie! We had some good yuks doing that.

Hey Cory, thanks for the green. Pity that we didn't have any ketchup in our pack...would have made for a more dramatic photo!

Thanks for the greenie...we had a lot of fun with that!

Hey...thanks for the greenie. I love that picture on Pitchoff. Before we took it we checked to see if anybody had ketchup in their pack...would have been awesome to smear some on Tom's neck and on the saw.

Trail work on Pitchoff Mountain, following TS Irene.

Kevin, Never had the pleasure of meeting you or your pup...so sorry to hear of your loss.