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date: 1/2/09 trails: Mt Roberts/High Ridge/Mt Faraway/Cold Springs conditions: Very bony up on the ridge to Roberts, snowshoes became more useful after that beyond Roberts. Very nasty blowdowns on the Mt Faraway trail, no bad crossings. equipment: snowshoes helpful, usual warm winter...

Thanks Tim, I was looking for that link.

Thanks for the info Bob. That's what I suspected.

Has anyone been up the North Twin trail recently? My last time up this was in Feb a couple of years ago when the crossings were solidly bridged by ice and snow. We'll go in the usual winter way via 7-Dwarfs.

Great! Thanks for the info B&G!

Actually, I had a Petzl Duo with fresh batteries in my glovebox that never made the transition to my backpack:o I usually do carry two just in case. I won't make that mistake again.

Thanks Andy, what a great day!

I was on Straighback Mt on Saturday, lots of slash lumber laying around, somebody has logged the heck out of this area from Round Pond to Major. Trails were very well blazed though and we stayed on the trail fairly easily. It could be difficult after dark.

Pawtuckaway! I'll add another recommendation to Pawtuckaway. The Devils Den on the shoulder of North Pawtuckaway is great, kids love it, don't forget the flashlights. We usually go in from Deerfield road which is a right turn off RT156 after the main park entrance. On Deerfield rd go about 3...

Date of Hike: 11-08 Trail Conditions: Wet rocks and leaf covered trail Special Equipment Required: rain clothes, dry socks at the end of the day Comments: - Started at Gunstock and traversed the ridge over 10 peaks including our final, Mount Major. This was a wet and slippery hike but we had...

I love that one :)

We had some nice views from Mt Zealand last Monday but we were probably standing on 6 feet of snow. With all that snow, I would think the trees would be pretty well anchored down.

142" in Wolfeboro so far this winter. Wolfeboro Snow In Sandown where I live, we got nowheres near that. Still very few bare patches for us but the snow is shrinking. On the Twinway near Mt Zealand last Monday, there must've been 6 feet of snow at least, it's amazing and gave us views of...

Weather and Trail conditions 15 degrees, snowing lightly. All crossings were fine. Snow is very hard-packed and icy in spots. Any venture off trail results in chest deep post holes Special Equipment Crampons and Snowshoes, full winter gear, maybe a machete to ward off branches Comments Eric...

Trail Conditions: Hard-pack snow, snowbridges solid, some underlying ice, few drifts up high Special Equipment: Crampons required, could've left the snowshoes behind. Regular winter gear. Comments: Just a spectacular day, Washington called us but one of us had to be back by 4pm so we just...

I'll be there on Friday Eric. Right now it looks like we'll be a group of 3-5 plus a dog starting in the wee hours on Zealand Road.

There has been an otter playing in the deep snow along a pond in the woods behind my house. Their slide-tracks are much bigger than these. It's fun to see how these animals with short legs manage to get around with so much snow. :)

That's true, I've called them and we will have to buy passes. I agree also that weather plays a big factor. We had it planned last March but the weather was bad so we postponed it. Oh, and I agree with Giggy :)

Thanks Marc, I read this from a 1937 National Geographic copy about the White Mts. The hiker's line of least resistance is the Carriage Road which loops up the mountain in eighty odd curves. This automobile route to the summit is about twice as long as the hiking trails on the eastern...

I've done Washington in all seasons from the traditional route and am hoping to do a winter ascent via the auto-road at night. If I needed it for my list, would it count?