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1997. Mount Washington got over 90" of snow in May alone. In mid-June, there was still 3-4 feet of snow on places like Twinway. The AMC shelters and campsites had a hard time digging out and getting up and running. People were skiing the Tucks headwall past August 1. I had lunch on the Jefferson...

I saw pictures of the avalanche aftermath on ski_the_whites Instagram page. It occurred in Raymond Cataract.

It's been a few years, but I'm pretty sure I came up from the highway (Rt 56?), not the BRP, and it was around 3000' vertical. Perhaps there's more than one way, though.

Roan Highlands along the TN/NC border is a fantastic stretch, arguably the best stretch of AT south of New England. South of Asheville, the Black Balsam area of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a nice, uncrowded alternative, but still 6000' high. Mt. Rogers and Grayson Highlands is also open and...

I don't think I've seen a newer thread on this topic, so I'll relay my experience here... I visited Guyot Shelter/Campsite for the first time in awhile this past weekend. The old shelter is still the old shelter--sturdy, but the porch is starting to lean. They indeed built several new tent...

Lots of great 3Ks out there -- hidden gems amongst the giants! Cardigan was my 'home mountain' for years and still a favorite. Chocorua and the Baldfaces as already mentioned. Kearsarge North and South, the Percys (North and South), Smarts, the Horn... and that's just in New Hampshire. Certainly...

Here's another handy tool for trail conditions: https://www.outdoors.org/outdoor-activities/backcountry-weather Zealand Falls Hut will give you some idea of the conditions to expect, as Galehead Hut isn't reporting yet.

I've done Madison, Adams, and Jefferson in a single winter day. Obviously, you need a good weather window. Even then, it's a bit nerve-wracking. Ascending Jefferson out of Edmonds Col can be a bit tricky, and route-finding in bad visibility could be quite difficult. Finding your way back along...

http://www.wmur.com/article/brush-fire-burning-in-woodstock/12772320 Let's try this one. It will be interesting to check out the impact site, if indeed it was a meteor strike capable of producing a forest fire.

My wife ran a hospitality house/hut along the Camino for several years (before we met). I've heard many good stories about the Camino!

From their website, the claim is that she will be "the youngest person on record to complete the trail with mom and dad." (https://ellieontheat.com/contact/about/) Do you have evidence to debunk that?

Steep, icy trails while wearing ski boots? Yeah, it's pretty easy to take a long slide and not stop yourself. Tragic story; my condolences to his loved ones.

Congrats on a fantastic accomplishment! I appreciate your blog post with the day-by-day breakdown.

Another possibility is to add the Willey Range to this loop, as in: Ascend FW Trail to Hale, down to Zealand Hut, then over to Tom, Field, and Willey, camping around Ethan Pond. Then over to Mount Zealand via the Hut or Zeacliff, onward to Mount Guyot, tack on the Bonds if you like, then over...

Cardigan is an absolutely gem for poking around, exploring, and wandering. And every season reveals new treasures. You can explore for a long time and never get bored on Cardigan!

+1 on the advice to reverse the direction. FST is fun going up, a real pain going down. Or, as mentioned, just descend the Osseo Trail.

Sounds like there is no water at the shelter. Where would the closest water source be, coming down from Wittenberg? I've been past there, but was headed to Woodland Valley, so not thinking about scouting out water sources. Also, are there several tent sites along the spur trail to the shelter?

That's probably true. It makes me wonder which are the rarest of the 48 to finish, both for any-season and winter. Maybe I'll finish my winter 48 on Bond. I got over Bondcliff once, only to find myself in the dark, in a snowstorm, and couldn't find the trail up Bond. It's one of the few...

I had done a good 2/3 of them before I even really considered "THE 48". As a result, I had already done nearly all of the more spectacular summits. I finished the 48 on a rainy morning, solo, on Waumbek, then went over to complete my 48-solo on Cabot (which I had previously done with a...

I've heard about the camping area near Denning, and it's intriguing, though I've never been there or seen pictures (or even much of a description). I'm leery of relying on shelters because I'm taking a group of teenagers, and don't want to take a place over. If we used a shelter, it would be...