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Enjoyed your post on ADK Forums. I was the senoir member of the three ladies you met on Nippletop. I wish I had known at the time that I was in the company of a well-known and well-published ADK mountainman. Thanks for tracking the rest of the route. It was obvious you were totally comfortable...

Trail Conditions Soft packed to packed all the way to the slide. Many areas quite soft, so snowshoes were the footwear of choice. Several folks were successfully skiing the first 5 miles on the marked trail. Snow cover was excellent. Slide was icy in places, we donned crampons and were happy...

Trail Conditions Lake Road is icy for about 1/2 mile, then could probably be skied. Ascended via Mount Colvin Trail (along Gill Brook) and Elk Pass Trail. Sketchy snow to start, donned snowshoes after about 1/2 mile on trail, for traction. Snow was soft-packed, so snowshoes were comfortable...

Trail conditions Broken the whole way. One of the best things about this peak is that almost nobody goes there, so you are very likely to experience solitude. That plus an expansive view of the High Peaks fromt he summit (Whiteface all the way around to the Sewards) make this a nice alternative...

Trail Conditions One must park at the Loj Rd. as S. Meadow Rd. is barricaded with concrete barriers. The road and truck trail are in excellent condition for skiing, and we saw many folks doing just that. Beyond Marcy Dam, still good, packed snowcoer to Phelps Junction. Some exposed rocks shortly...

Trail Conditions Packed snow, with a couple inches of fresh powder on the way out. (Snowing lightly today.) Scant, avoidable ice on Panther's rocky approach. A few blowdowns, nothing special. Multiple herd paths in a few places on Couch, but we found our way without too much difficulty...

Trail Conditions This trail is now softly broken by a party of 2. While apparently one person had tracked the first mile or so, those snowshoe tracks ended abruptly well below Little Porter. We got off trail breifly multiple times, but not for long. If our path dead-ends for you, try our other...

Trail Conditions Superb! No wet spots, no ice, well tracked, the few blowdowns were easily left behind to greet us on the way down. Equipment Snowshoes the whole trip. Comment Trail to Whiteface was broken, too - what we could see of it beyond the Esther cut-off.

Trail Conditions Many wet areas for the first mile or so on the herd path. This should improve in the next 48 hours. Indian Pass Brook crossing sketchy, but OK. This too should improve. Path well tracked, all the way to both summits. Lots of gorgeous snow up there. The tracked path deviates from...

[/B]Trail Conditions:[B] Highway to Lake Arnold, with good snow cover. Beyond Lake Arnold, it appeared that one person on snowshoes had been through. We went to the cairn marking the Redfield herdpath, but that path was unbroken. We backtracked to the trail up to Four Corners (along Feldspar...

December 20, 2009 Trail Conditions Couldn't be better. Nicely packed the whole way. Goodsnow cover of rocks. Lake Arnold swamp totally frozen and snow covered. Snow depth off trail 2-4 feet. Equipment Snowshoes the whole way. We also saw many folks on skis, doing OK.

Trail ConditionsIt's time for snowshoes! This trail is now fully broken, but it wasn't when we started. We faced snow well over a foot deep, and closer to two feet in some places off the trail. Windy conditions led to drifting. At least seven folks climbed this neat little mountian in the Giant...

Trail Conditions Wet! Lotsa mud, especially beyond Lake Arnold. Patchy ice beyond Lake Arnold, then once past the col (between flase and true summits), enough ice for stabilcers. Special Equipment Stabilicers or microspikes for the final push. Gaiters if you don't want wet, muddy pant legs...

Trail Conditions Some patchy ice, especially beyond First Brother, but no problem. No need to don Stabilicers. Otherwise essentially dry except for usual wet spots. My 7th time up there, and this was the windiest. It took me by surprize! Special Equipment None

Conditions: Essentially dry to summit of Marble. Deep, dry leaves disguised the rocks and roots, caution required, especially on descent. Beyond Marble, scant, melting icy patches, easily avoidable. Rapidly thawing mud, unavoidable. No snow at all, worthy of mention. Summit - balmy. Special...

Conditions:Plenty of mud, 1-5 inches of wet snow as we gained elevation. No ice until closing in on Emmons, then it was patchy and we got to the top in bare boots. We decided to don our Stabilicers/Microspikes just for added security on the way out. Herd path easy to follow. EquipmentGaiters...

Conditions: We made it almost to the col between the "jaw" and the true summit. We began with slippery wet leaves and slippery wet dirt. There was 1-3 inches of wet snow on the trail much of the way, and up to 5 inches in spots. No ice to speak of. The trees were laden with wet snow. The last...

Conditions: Trail from dam to Gothics junction in usual great shape. (Thanks, ATIS!) Beyond Gothics junction, some icy patches. Others were making it up in bare boots, as we descended, but our party of two was very happy to be wearing Stabilicers. Equipment: Stabilicers or similar nice but not...

Conditions: Van Hovenberg Trail to Marcy Dam has usual post-rain mud. Beyond dam, just wet. No need to use the high water route, crossing was easy. Red marked trail to Phelps was wet, with one tiny patch of thin, melting ice (just a few inches in diameter) noted about 8/10th mile from junction...

Although Summit Rock on the Indian Pass Trail is not a mountain peak, it certainly qualifies as a view from the top. The view of Wallface is astounding from this perch, near the height of land on the Indian Pass Trail. We started from The Adirondack Loj, and met solid earth, soggy earth and...