S.Kinsman, N.Kinsman & Cannon Sun. 01/14

[Chip]

My plan is to hike up Kinsman Pond Trail and cut the corner to go straight up for South Kinsman then on to North Kinsman and Cannon. I plan on wearing my plastic boots and carrying my skis to ski down Cannon when we get there, but I'm flexible on all this. I'll be in Lincoln, regardless, so I could give you my numbers if there's a blizzard or something to affect plans. Let me know.

 

[audrey]

Bushwhacking with skis? How do you carry them so they don't catch on the trees? Or is the terrain very open?

 

[Chip]

I've an Osprey Switch 40 pack to carry the skis, but that's also the flexibility part ! I understand it's pretty open in there but I can always drop back to the trail and skip South K.

 

[Chip]

With showers/freezing rain in the forecast I'll be adjusting my goals this Sunday, maybe just North K and Cannon. If anyone is in the area with a flexible schedule and attitude, let me know. Thanks

 

[Jazzbo]

Missed you by a day

I'll be doing Kinsmans via Kinsman Pond Trail on Saturday with an NH Chapter AMC group. If I think of it I'll leave a note in the crusty snow I'm expecting to find. Have fun!

 

[Chip]

As a loop by coming straight back down South K to the trail ?
I asked about that in this thread.

 

[Jazzbo]

Strictly out and back

Oops .... Sorry I was at work and mapless. All trails in area have Kinsman in the name. Easy to mix them up. What I should have said was we're going up the Mount Kinsman Trail from Rt 116. Out and back via Mt Kinsman Trail.