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$117 on Amazon with free shipping. The model has been discontinued for a while so the supply probably won't last too long

Sorry, Una D, just saw this. Three of our hiking bunch use or have used 205's and another just picked one up (~$115, a bargain). In hiking two or more times per week for almost a year, I have not had a significant signal loss. On one hike this winter, one of our 205's lost the signal on the...

We ascended the Mt. Roberts Trail, over to Faraway by High Ridge and descended by Faraway Mt and Cold Springs Trails. Mt. Roberts Trail had solid (but see below) snow cover and rocks were largely avoidable, even on the bare ridge. High Ridge Trail had deep snow, drifted to waves in places, and...

March 14, 2011. Crawford Path was well-packed to the Webster Cliff Trail with a couple of soft sections up high. Webster Cliff to Pierce was wind-packed snow with some ice. Crawford Path to Eisenhower was packed but required more care around spruce tips and it had some longer sections of hard...

One of my close hiking friends had a hip replacement over ten years ago and can still do demanding hikes. I've done Madison and Moosilauke, among others, with him this winter and I have to remind myself that he has had the procedure. The technology has advanced since his replacement so I would...

Ice bridges on Falling Waters yesterday, with the exception of the lowest one which was a collection point for the ice blocks swept down from above, were not only washed out but the margins of the streams had tall snow walls where the torrent had carved them out. I wouldn't count on snow bridges...

A member of our hiking bunch is an AMC shuttle driver and her ridership drops to nothing in the shoulder week(s) at the beginning and end of the season.

Few signs of previous travel on either trail with 6"-12" of fresh snow and frequent deeper drifting. A few blowdowns. Crossings were solid. At least the top of the C-M Trail toward Gorham was blown in with deep snow. Snowshoes required and we wore them all day. Tough wind chills today...

2. In June, you would be better off taking the Cold Springs Trail to close the loop, despite its road walk at the end. The Faraway Mountain Trail, below the Cold Springs intersection, contours around a lovely valley but is unpleasantly wet in many places in the spring.

We took Glencliff up and succumbed to a 30-year itch to try a route up South Peak by the obvious snowfield at 4300'. Glencliff Trail was crusty early then had increasing new snow to about 8" with deeper blown-in sections. Route up snowfield went well with crusted, wind-packed snow and only one...

Trail to hut was consistent, well-packed snow with only a few icy spots and some exposed rocks right near the hut. One long ice stretch between the hut and the start of the Monroe Loop but on level terrain. Loop was mainly packed snow with minor icy sections and lots of bare ground/rocks on the...

I'm up at Mont-Sainte-Anne skiing for a week. Not sure about next weekend but it would be great to hike with you sometime. Cheers.

There was a perfect snowshoe track, bottom to top. The upper steeps were well snow-covered, in general, but there was one tricky (but low exposure) move up a short wall early in the fun. No blowdowns other than a couple of duck-unders. No crossings. Rollins Trail was well-broken beyond the true...

I lost a black nylon mitt shell and liner at the Beaver Brook XC lot last week. Not great gear but it has sentimental value. Please contact me if you spot it. Thanks! [email protected]

Go for it! It would be a mellow day if you could exploit our (or anyone's) tracks. Thanks for the greenie!

We skied from Beaver Brook to the Gale River Road and its intersection with the snowmobile trail which we then took to height-of-land and the herd path to the Nubble. Skiing both ways (total 6 miles) was superb, on freshly groomed (for sleds) snow. Herd path had not been broken for a long while...

Glencliff Trail was well-packed with an inch or two of powder on top. Carriage Road was in similar shape until the usual deep drifts and open, icy stretches near the summit. No blowdowns or crossings issues. Carriage Road below Glencliff junction was broken out by skiers. I wore snowshoes...

We skied up the Turtleback Mountain Trail to the summit of Turtleback, skied back down to the Bald Knob Trail and took that up to Bald Knob, then out the same route. Early on, the Turtleback Mt. Trail had great skiing but a steady stream of snowmobiles dug the snow up badly for our descent. Side...

Rocky Branch Trail was icy with sparse cover to 2500' then a few inches of light snow on the packed trail, mostly blown in. More blown in snow on the bushwhack, at times 6 - 8" in the open glades. Isolation Trail and Davis Path were mostly packed with occasional stretches of deeper blown in...

"Bushwhack" to trailhead was well-packed with good footing, as were the North Twin Trail and herd path to the start of the FWT. FWT had a hard, uneven snow surface with increasing snowshoe postholes (from Sunday) with elevation. Our passage smoothed things out somewhat but the upper mile will...