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Trail Conditions: Mostly slush to gravel to watery ice on the Stony Brook Trail. The open ledges on the Carter Moriah trail had a thick ice coat in most places. In the trees, it was a mix of standing or running water or 3-4" of wet snow. Altogether it was a little of everything (except deep...

Yes, Kody & I'll be there tomorrow for the ~8:30 start for Cabot.

My observations echo that of Bryan's fine 12/23 post. By yesterday morning it was far too bony for snowshoes, microspikes did the job all day for the other VFTTers I met on the peaks (one had come up from Livermore & Scaur, the other via Pine Bend). I had switched into my crampons mid-way up...

Hi there - If any of the following are of interest, let me know. I will coordinate dates & times. . Cabot (incl. Bulge & Horn?) . Moriah . Tripyramids . Owlshead . Zealand (incl. Bonds?) . Sam Adams . Adams 4 . Adams 5 . Clay . Slide Peak . SW Twin . M. & W. Osceola . Hight & Lethe Reply to...

Hi Earl - I saw this message too late but would have joined you otherwise. What do you have brewing for 12/23 and/or 12/24?

Wildcats-Carters and No.Presi hikes Hi Earl - Your Wildcats-Carters and No.Presi hikes look good! I will check with a few folks and update you later today. Dave (Thank you!)

Trail Conditions: Zealand Road is plowed all the way to the parking lot, trail to hut was packed with some impressive blowdowns, loose snow to Zeacliff-Zealand-Guyot (some postholing but not enough snow depth to warrant snowshoes --- just some patience needed due to slower footing), Twinway to...

Trails & routes: AT for the Crockers, bushwack/herdpath to Redington, trails to Caribou Valley, short bushwack to AT, AT & spurs for Spaulding and Sugarloaf, then the service road to ski area base. Altogether, the maintained trails were found to be in good shape, no ice or problem areas. The...

Trail Conditions: A minor snow cover on most of the route above ~2000'. The Kilkenny is in good condition other than a brief hard-to-find section north of the York Pond Trail. The lower mile of the now-unmaintained Mt. Cabot trail was a mudfest (esp. fun in the dark!) Special Equipment...

Trail Conditions: used the Black Pond & Brutus bushwacks --- all good but with the usual mud around Black Pond Special Equipment Required: carried but did not use microspikes ... no real snow left anywhere Comments: nice day on this illustrious peak --- checked it off for Doug's October ---...

Trail Conditions: mud and slick in spots, upper few hundred feet around the summits had some ice (nothing major); Saturday's rain washed most of it away Special Equipment Required: did use the microspikes when initially descending off each summit --- helpful but not essential Comments: (a)...

Hello whichway - good to meet you on Pleasant Mtn. yesterday ... those were crystal views of the NH4s ... I believe you indicated your e-address as: [email protected] ? my e-address is [email protected] .... once you confirm I can add you to the winterhiker e-list I use to arrange hikes...

Trail Conditions: bare & fairly dry ground from Beaver Brook to shortly above the upper water crossing, then well-packed snow --- snow stayed firm until the lower parts in the afternoon descent; no problems on the water crossings Special Equipment: poles & snowshoes were useful for most of our...

Yes, Ned & were quite impressed by your team!

Conditions: bare ground to the point at ~1.4 mi. where the terrain transitions from mostly open hardwood to evergreen and the trail begins its slab around the west side of Starr King; then its well packed & frozen trail all the way to the Waumbek summit. Gear: bare-boot to the 1.4 point, micros...

Date of Hike: 4/12/09 Trail Conditions: primarily solid & frozen hardpacked snow --- some sections with steep ice Special Equipment: microspikes up & down; another hiker I passed donned his crampons for the hike down (a good idea) Comments: wild winds on the summit with wonderful views to...

Date of Hike: 2/7/09 :cool: Trail Conditions: Blueberry Ledge/etc. trails are packed solid from Ferncroft to the Whiteface summit. We (total of 9 in two groups) broke out the Rollins trail to Dicey's Mills trail. Passaconaway is all packed as well as Dicey's --- this trail got plenty of...

a new post just today makes it look like the brutus-bushwack may also be broken out ...

Hi Big Earl - I have a group also doing Owlshead tomorrow (1/24). We are starting at 7:00. I actually may have more than the WMNF groupsize limit of 10. I have done the brutus-bushwack route before but I heard from UFCM (Steve) that the whole route via the slide is broken out. Happy to team...

Great! I'll return the favor for you one day. :o)