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Concord Monitor article: http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/18436828-95/uncharted-territory-proposed-new-amc-hut-in-crawford-notch-state-park-brings-out-harsh Doesn't contain a lot of new information, but still an interesting read.

We're ~2 weeks out before we'll arrive in the park, so not too much concern (yet...)

Thank you all for the advice and recommendations, this is all very helpful. Brian: I didn't know about the "walk up" availability for backcountry travel, we'll have to keep that in mind.

Edit 8/9/15 - Adding some mid-trip answers to my own question Hi Everyone, Planning a trip to Glacier in a few weeks and I have a few questions: 1) Is there anything that is a "must see" that is a little off the beaten path? We currently have the following hikes scheduled: * Siyeh Pass *...

Pulled the trigger on this hike (the four corners) on Saturday (20.5 miles, 6800' gain, 7:24): https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/782635782

I'm curious; what is the total distance and gain for this adventure (bike and car distance excluded)? I had considered doing something similar, but instead doing it as the four compass points, starting at the white arrow, then going down/up dublin, pumpelly, white dot, finishing by going back...

Haven't had a chance to really put it through its paces, but we brought ours on a Katahdin trip two years ago (staying in the cabins). It boils water in a comically fast amount of time, and most everyone on the trip seemed to be slightly jealous. Keep in mind that you'll have a weight/cost...

I wear smartwool compression socks for running (and trail running). I have not tried them for hiking yet. Only once did I wear them for a long car ride (the day/afternoon after a long run). While I appreciated the support/compression for my calves, the tightness around the upper calve combined...

What boot would you consider the right tool for the job? I have been eying the Garmont excursions (I ride the syner-g for my in-bounds stuff), but I'm not going to buy anything until I have the time to actually get out into the hills again (too much time spent on W115 trips and school work).

To throw my two cents into the mix (mostly because dreaming of backcountry skiing up/down the 4k's is something I struggled with as well). For me it comes down to this: Your day should either be about backcountry skiing, or about bagging peaks. As soon as you try to double dip, one of the two...

Tom, I feel like the biggest lesson I've learned over the past few years is that pack weight should be a function of the conditions expected. The contents of my pack used to never change: Full hard shell pants/jackets, (light) puffy jacket, bomber down jacket, many mittens, gloves, hats, etc...

Despite not actually doing any backcountry skiing, I read quite a few blogs on the topic. This technology has been around for a few years now (with the price finally decreasing enough to start getting market penetration). What is interesting, is that if you look at the statistics for avalanche...

Two things: 1) I use wikiloc or peakbagger for my track logs. However; I will say, don't blindly follow the track logs. When we did Owls Head a few weeks ago, I had two different logs for Black Pond and Brutus, and by the time I got back to the car, I had a 3rd track which was the one that we...

I destroyed a pair of microspikes on Wright/Algonquin/Iroquois this past Columbus Day. There was a thin veneer of ice (less than 1/16") on almost everything, but it was better to be safe than sorry. I saw these a few weeks after that trip, and they would have been perfect. Thanks for the review.

We stayed at the Econo Lodge in Montpelier which (IMO) had the best distance:cost ratio to the trailheads. As far as cheapo motels go, this one was average (didn't stand out as good or bad). No matter where you stay it is going to be filled with skiers though.

I am another large/wide footed individual and have found the scarpa boots to fit as well. I currently own the Phantom Guide (sz 47), but if I were in the market for a new pair of boots, I would spend the extra money, get the phantom 6000 and then pay for heat-molded intuition liners. Keep in...

The search engine built into vb isn't very good, but with some extra commands you can make google search only this site: Google "Beginner Winter" on VFTT You should be able to find lots of relevant information in the previous (but sometimes hard to find) posts.

I tried the Karhu Meta (http://www.orscrosscountryskisdirect.com/karhu-meta-skis.html), and sold them within a year. 1) There was almost no kick glide, so you were gaining no advantage over walking (on the flats). 2) As a bad XC skier, they were death traps on even the most moderate of...

Agreed. I recently got a MH shell that uses their DryQ Elite membrane (eVent membrane bonded to MH fabrics). I have only used it a handful of times, but it has significantly outperformed my Gore products, but I would still rather wear a soft shell given the choice (sometimes you just need to...

Same here, my typical winter layering scheme is: 1) wool base layer 2a) insulation layer (if below 10* F) 2b) softshell layer 3) wind shirt My hard shell stays in the pack for all but the very worst conditions, and I can see myself leaving it in the car a lot more often this year.