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Super panorama and great TR, thanks. I second the thought of Great Horned Owl (no tracks), and was going to guess "snowshoe hare" or maybe mink as the entree -- sounds like the fur might being changing to winter phase, maybe? I don't think they shed it all, so that might be plausible.

If it's any comfort, Dave, all three of mine apply directly to my hiking career: * It could be the purpose of your life is to serve as a warning for others -- Anyone who's watched me stagger back to a trailhead can learn from my example. * The Journey of a Thousand Miles Sometimes Ends Very...

Right here: http://despair.com/tradition.html

I love the Demotivators series... a couple personal favorites from years past: * It could be the purpose of your life is to serve as a warning for others * The Journey of a Thousand Miles Sometimes Ends Very Very Badly * Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not...

Yep -- the bears do seem to be out and about, at least in the southern Whites. On Sunday morning, I found juvenile bear tracks in the snow in our driveway. I honestly figured that they would be down for the winter, but one of the tradesmen working on our house is an avid hunter-sportsman and...

At 1500 feet in Waterville Valley, the 4-6" of snow that accumulated through early afternoon were "consolidated" to a skim (scum?) of crystalline snow with tufts of grass showing through. At 8am, the local roads were lightly glazed with black ice, making for interesting driving, with the front...

Mohamed, about 4" of fresh snow at 1500 feet in Waterville this AM, and the ski area is reporting 5"+... the snow line has stayed south of Thornton all AM. As Rocket21 said, it's going to depend on what happens later today and tonight, but the probability of more-substantial snow above 2000...

Horrible driving conditions Tuesday morning 11/25 For what it's worth -- there was about 3-4" of fresh, wet snow at 1500 feet in Waterville Valley at 6am, and WV ski resort is reporting 5"+ at 11am. The rain-snow line has been boiling around Campton-Thornton all morning. Route 49 and Route 93...

I definitely subscribe to the "acclimatization theory"... as soon as the temps start to drop in the fall, I slowly increase exposure to cold (light or no jacket when outside for a few minutes at a time, e.g., filling the gas-tank, moving to and from the office, etc.). I don't know if there is...

You definitely want him to get used to them before he really needs them. This anecdote has no bearing on all the marvelously adventurous dogs who accompany hikers on this forum, but it's kind of funny in retrospect: in 1994, we adopted a three-year-old retired racing greyhound, Dale. He was a...

Presuming your goal here -- and having not paid much attention to the understory on my last hike there, but pretty sure it's lots of hobblebush -- the flat saddle along the Kettles Path off Livermore Road might be worth a visit. Both times I passed through there this summer, it was infested...

Really dumb question Is there any restriction on hunting in the WMNF? I always had the vague sense there was, but I am pretty sure, upon further reflection, there is not. Is it safe to assume that hiking or biking in my brown fur jacket and antler hat is going to be a bad idea for the rest...

And the hikes in, at least, are in that descending order of difficulty. You certainly have a decent selection of 4kers around each hut. Depending on the makeup of the group, you might conclude that (for example) the smaller bunk rooms at Carter or Lonesome are appropriate. For sheer...

I'd like to try a few other softshell materials before I finally decide... I have, and am fairly happy with, a Helly-Hansen softshell from a few years back. It works pretty well in most conditions -- it's actually remarkably waterproof (for what it is -- no hood is a limitation), but it also...

Yes, but would they like me for me, or for my moose meat? And would they "Friend" me on VFTT?

At the risk of prolonging the thread... This is a NOAA snow-depth map. Much more reliable than your average VFTT snow-junkie, if somewhat less entertaining: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphics/snowmaps/html/snow_depth.html

Images of light snow around Waterville Valley 10/29 Grabbed a couple of quick pictures this AM. You won't mistake this for the snowfields on Everest, but it was a pretty late fall morning: Tecumseh as seen from Rt 49 in Waterville Valley. Still tufts of grass showing if you look closely...

Thin coating on the grass at 1500 feet in Waterville Valley, maybe a touch more up on Tecumseh -- but not a huge dump by any stretch. Forecast is for more flurries and mixed precip showers later today, but right now it is overcast and breezy.

41 degrees with visible stars Dry slots indeed... 41 degrees with broken clouds at 7:30 in Waterville Valley.

Thanks for the link. Do you know the 'encoding scheme', or if that service has longer-range maps? With CONUS, you just change the 48HR to 60HR, 72HR, etc... in intervals of 12 hours to see further out (or closer in) in time. And I hear you on caution (or even realism). I don't expect to be...