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Via A-Z, Mt Tom spur, Willey Range Trail, Avalon Trail, Avalon summit spur. Conditions: The entire route is broken now, but we found unbroken snow from the A-Z/Avalon junction to the summit of Tom, and across Willey Range Trail as far as the Willey Range/Avalon junction. A prior party had come...

Ascended via Old Bridle Path, descended via Falling Waters. There were many people out today, so a few inches of fluffy new snow from Friday night has now been well packed on OBP and FW. It's a bit deeper on the ridge. In our group, one wore snowshoes, one wore crampons, and one wore...

Outstanding! What camera(s) and lens(es) did you use? The canine sequences and the bull elk were my favorites.

Sunday 1/22: drive to Mount Chase Lodge, Shin Pond. Owners Rick and Sara set us up with dinner, rooms for the night, and a big breakfast Monday morning before we hit the trail. Rick will also drive us to the trailhead and shuttle our vehicles to Abol Bridge. Monday 1/23: we ski from the...

Monday 1/16 Trail Conditions: well-packed from 302 to Jackson, looser and deeper snow from Jackson to Pierce, well-packed from Pierce down to 302 via Crawford Path. Equipment: microspikes, snowshoes Comments: great day to be out. Much lighter winds than we were expecting. No goggles, no...

Trail conditions: snow! A bit crusty low, drier and fluffier up high. Trail is now well packed. Few blowdowns. Whatever ice there is has been buried. Equipment: snowshoes! Nice to finally put them on. Comments: not as windy as we expected. Great views from the tower as always. The...

Via the Lion Head summer route. The Winter route is closed. Trail Conditions: firm on the road; some softer, deeper, mashed-potato snow above treeline. Equipment: we all wore traction. I carried crampons but found microspikes to be sufficient. Comments: great to be on the mountain with a...

Trail conditions: A thin layer of crusty snow down low, with occasional patches of ice. Some deeper, dry powder at higher elevations. Sawyer River Road is icy. Equipment: we used microspikes all day. Comments: A sunny day that turned progressively cloudier, but the summit tower was in...

From Route 4 trailhead in Oquossoc. Trail conditions: old, crusty snow down low, ample flowed ice at higher elevations. A few blowdowns. Trail is well marked. Equipment: microspikes. Comments: first time up here in a long time. Great views from the tower. Happy New Year!

Spectacular photos on display here... great idea Billy. Here is a shot from Hamlin Ridge on a bluebird day, back in January. I was blessed with lots of good times on the trail, but this Baxter trip was extra special. One of many things for which to be grateful, looking back on 2011. Happy...

Trail conditions: plenty of ice on both trails. Just a dusting of old snow. A few blowdowns, mostly on Brook. Equipment: microspikes helpful. I barebooted to the summit, because it was entertaining to pick my way around extensive patches of flowed ice. But I would have been faster with...

full route: Air Line to Adams, Star Lake Trail to Madison Spring Hut, Osgood over Madison to Howker Ridge, Howker Ridge to Sylvan Way, back to Appalachia. Trail conditions: Air Line is pretty well packed. A bit icy in spots, mostly below treeline. Above treeline, lots of dry rock surface to...

Trail Conditions: a dusting of fresh powder over bare ground. Icy spots above treeline. Stream crossings a bit tricky due to icy rocks. Equipment: there were spots where we could have, and perhaps should have, used light traction. But we picked our way through. Poles helpful for stream...

spectacular photos! thank you for sharing.

Up Bennett Street Trail, down Gleason. Conditions: a bit of ice near the summit. A few blowdowns on the Gleason Trail, which was a bit difficult to follow at times. Special Equipment: none Comments: The final stretch of unpaved road to the trailhead is quite rough. We made it in our cars...

Via the Firewarden's Trail. Trail Conditions: 1-3 inches of fluffy new powder over still unfrozen ground. Muddy in spots but no ice to speak of. Equipment: poles helpful particularly for crossing the Stratton Pond outlet stream. We brought light traction but did not use it. It might have...

Brook Trail to the pond, Ridge Trail over the main peak to the west peak. Then North Peak trail back to the pond, and back down the Brook Trail. Conditions: muddy, a bit of ice. Equipment required: we brought light traction but did not use it. Comments: The North Peak Trail, not shown on...

great TR, stunning photos!

There was a bit of snow, a few blowdowns, nothing bad though.

Via the AT from route 4. Trail conditions: muddy in spots. Very little ice or snow. What little there is, is mostly between Saddleback and the Horn. One blowdown that I recall. Special Equipment Required: sunscreen! I brought light traction, but did not use it. Comments: Outstanding...