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Date of Hike: February 23, 2014 (and the 22nd) Trail Conditions: All trails were well broken out in typical MW fashion. No blowdowns aside from that perpetual one part way up the steeps. The fixed rope at the "Hillary Step" was removed in the afternoon. Probably just as well. If people want it...

Date of Hike: February 20, 2014 Trail Conditions: We were grateful that Lowes Path was pretty well broken out. We cleared some spindrift when we encountered it but it was easy going in our snowshoes. I recall a blowdown, or two, but I think they were on Randolph Path. Minor in any case. Our...

Reported them to PNVC.

Thank you :)

I didn't but I'll reach out today.

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost mine a few years ago and it still pains me. Thank you for posting this warning.

When we got to the junction of King Ravine and Subway Loop trails we noticed the sign had been broken near the base of the post and laid over. Hmm, getting old we thought. When we got to the top of the ravine we noticed another sign (for Airline) broken off near the base of the post and...

Date of Hike: February 12, 2014 Trail Conditions: We took four up, two down, but that differed greatly from our original plan of an Adams-Jefferson loop. But I digress, here are the trail details: Airline was fresh looking for the day but well-packed underneath any windblown powder. No...

Date of Hike: February 8, 2014 Trail Conditions: All trails are pretty well broken out after the new snow we got Wednesday. There are some post holes to look out for on the Lion Head trail from just above the steepest sections all the way through and beyond the Alpine Garden junction. Pretty...

Date of Hike: February 6, 2014 Trail Conditions: We got lucky. Prior to our arrival at the end of Gale River Rd, a snow machine had gone to the end of the road and turned around leaving a nice track for us to walk on. We broke out Mt Garfield Trail; it was topped with about 7-8" of fluffy new...

Date of Hike: February 2, 2014 Trail Conditions: All trails had a couple of inches of new snow, but by day's end it was mostly packed out. No blowdowns. The rope up the "Hillary Step" on the Lion Head steeps was in place in the morning, but was gone by the afternoon. Snow is slowly getting...

Date of Hike: February 1, 2014 Trail Conditions: Conditions were virtually the same down low as they were at elevation, there was slightly more snow up high. That's it. All trails were packed out pretty well making travel with light traction possible. There was a few inches of looser...

Date of Hike: January 27, 2014 Trail Conditions: All trails were well-packed underneath a new layer of a couple of inches of snow. There is still lots of exposed rock above treeline, but down low the trails are smooth and nice. A knotted rope is still in place on the first difficult section of...

Lincoln & Little Haystack via Lincoln's Throat (up) & Falling Waters (down) - 1/24 Date of Hike: January 24, 2014 Trail Conditions: Since Lincoln's Throat is a bushwhack/mountaineering/ice route, I can't comment on it as a trail, though there is a bit of a herd path which is pretty easy to...

Update: 1/20/14 - Brought another client up today (and we summited) and we didn't even bring spikes. They aren't really needed on TRT (ice mostly covered) so we barebooted. We still used crampons on Lion Head Trail, of course.

Date of Hike: January 19, 2014 Trail Conditions: The blowdown I reported a week ago on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail has been cleared. Thanks, that was fast! The trail was wide with a good snow pack, even as the snow was falling. What with the snow cat, the snow rangers' snowmobiles, and all that...

Date of Hike: January 17, 2014 Trail Conditions: Compacted snow, hardly any ice, little, easy, step-over crossings, and no blowdowns. A pretty refined trail by many standards, and in great condition. Nice! Special Equipment Used: We brought trekking poles and light traction and used both end...

Date of Hike: January 12, 2014 Trails: Tuckerman Ravine, and Lion Head (summer and winter) Trails Trail Conditions: Amazingly there was a blowdown on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, very close to the PNVC... but that one was it, and it was an easy-over. Also on that trail was snow, ice, slush, and...

Date of Hike: December 28, 2013 Trails: Falling Waters, Franconia Ridge, Greenleaf, and Old Bridle Path Trails Trail Conditions: Conditions were good; ~3-6" of snow with limited ice underneath -- we wore light traction for half the ascent. We traveled quickly and easily. The crossings were all...

Date of Hike: December 13, 2013 Trail Conditions: Conditions were good; 2-4" of snow with very limited ice underneath. We traveled quickly and easily. There were several blowdowns, mostly easy-overs, and nothing that slowed us down. Special Equipment Used: We brought trekking poles and some...