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date: 3/27/14 trails: high watch trail conditions: good parking at the drivable end of high watch road in effingham adjacent to the upper entrance to the rehab center. what i assume is the summer trailhead is about 100 yards farther up the unplowed road. there was a broken and roughly...

date: 3/27/14 trails: wentworth trail conditions: good plowed parking at the mead base. some icy spots on the dirt portions of the roads coming in from center sandwich to watch out for. impressive frost heaves on numerous roads in this area. the trail had been broken nicely, but was not...

date: 3/27/14 trails: red hill trail conditions: trailhead on red hill road had good plowed parking. the initial bit of trail was snowmobile travelled then once off the snowmobile trail there was a solid snowshoe/boot track all the way to the summit. shortly before the summit a snowmobile...

date: 3/21/14 trails: old speck trail, mahoosuc trail conditions: parking lot was well plowed. we had expected to be breaking this one out, but as luck would have it we had a group of young men start a couple hours before us who tracked things out all the way to the mahoosuc trail before...

very impressive. congratulations. bryan

date: 3/19/14 trails: moat mountain trail conditions: lots of parking at the west side road trailhead. up to dianas baths the trail was hard packed and becoming icy. beyond it gradually saw less travel and began to soften up a bit. once on the ascent north moat it became more choppy and...

date: 3/18/14 trails: mount kearsarge north trail conditions: plowed parking at trailhead for about 5 or 6 cars if parked courteously. some limited shoulder room as well nearby. the trail was packed out all the way. solid down low and through the ledges then a bit softer to the summit...

date: 3/17/14 trails: stinson mountain trail, snowmobile trail conditions: i was able to drive to and park at the summer trailhead on lower doe town road. i get the impression it may not always be accessible in winter and parking about .3 back at the intersection with cross road is the...

date: 3/16/14 trails: discovery trail, forest road 397, bushwhack conditions: parking at discovery trailhead was well plowed. we started briefly on discovery trail then bushwhacked a short distance up to pick up the trail again near the start of the forest road. on the usgs map i have the...

date: 3/14/14 trails: orange cove trail, mowglis trail, west ridge trail conditions: good plowed parking at the base of mt. cardigan road for west ridge trail where we spotted a car. we also found good plowed parking at the gate on new colony road for the start of the orange cove trail...

date: 3.13.14 trails: boulder loop trail, bay view trail, mt. major trail conditions: parking well plowed. a couple inches of new snow at the lot. more blown around higher up. trails all had a good base underneath the new and sometimes crusty snow. no exposed ice on any of the ledges...

Pretty sure Moosilauke fits your description. Sort of looks like a whaleback with south and main peaks visible. It's more prominent this time of year when it is snowcapped. Bryan

date: 3/9/14 trails: flume brook road, bushwhack, rice mountain road, snowmobile trail, route 26 roadwalk conditions: i parked just south of the entrance to dixville notch state park on rt 26 where parking for a wildlife observation area is kept semi plowed. flume brook road leaves on the...

date: 3/7/14 trails: davis path, stairs col trail, bushwhack conditions: parking lot in good shape. the trail up to the mt. crawford spur had a smooth and solid snowshoe track. a light coating of new powder and some drifting up high. when i got back to that section in the afternoon it...

if looking to buy just one pair i'd say the kahtoolas are the best all around for mixed snow and rock with bare ground mixed in, but the hillsounds are much better if you are looking at more sustained ice. come shoulder season i now carry both. bryan

bald cap 3/6/14 date: 3/6/14 trails: bean brook road, bushwhack conditions: success pond road was in excellent shape. well and wide plowed. i drove a bit past mile marker 2 and turned right onto bean brook road (sign for bean brook just beyond turn). this road was also well plowed and...

Peakbagger, could you provide more information or links to the project you cite north of dixville? I haven't been able to dig anything up online. I would be interested to know just what is being considered. Thanks. Bryan

date: 3/1/14 trails: doublehead ski trail, old trail, new trail conditions: parking well plowed. trails were all packed out and solidified. the ski trail was packed down firm and wide to the first junction. old path had a solid broken track. a bit rough from mixed footwear use. new...

date: 2/28/14 trails: bennett street, flat mountain pond trail, bushwhacks conditions: good plowed out parking where bennett st. forks about 1.7 from whiteface intervale road. the road into the summer trailhead was packed out by snowshoes and skis. from the gate to the pond the trail had...

date: 2/27/14 trails: baldface circle trail, slippery brook trail, eastman mountain trail, emerald pool spur conditions: parking lot is in great shape. 113 has some sedan busting frost heaves and "bumps" especially in the last 10 or so miles to the trailhead. baldface circle trail was...