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Hi. All I got for Christmas was a bathroom scale and an umbrella. As such, I feel entitled to buy some gear. I'm a pretty good telemark skier, but I want to get some skis that are XC-oriented, so I can ski some more rolling terrain without having to put skins on and off. I was kind of thinking...

Hi - Question: are there little weather monitors (e.g., thermometers, anemometers, and the like) tucked away on the peaks in the White Mountains? Or other places? If you google just about any place ("Mt. Moosilauke weather," "Mt. Osceola weather" whatever) There's a little google box that...

Hey Folks - I know that according to the rules camping above treeline is allowed as long as there's 2 feet of snow. I have always wanted to do this. Has anyone here actually done it? Candidly, what I'd like to do is dig a quinzee up on some peak. (They're warmer than a tent, sturdier than a...

I want to do a simple out-and-back from Grafton Notch and winter camp at Speck Pond. I've been up Old Speck a bunch of times in winter, although it's been a looooong time. I remember once trying to hike down to the Pond, and things got nutty steep, and I lost the unbroken trail, wound up...

I haven't skied this year, and haven't even given any thought to skiing this year. That means that other than a general sense that there's no great snow anywhere, I really haven't followed any ski conditions. However, I have the weekend free. Where in New England (striking distance from...

What's a good winter backpacking boot with a removable liner for overnight trips? Most insulated winter hiking boots do not seem to have a removable liner, and thus wouldn't be great for overnight trips in my view. What do you do if you camp out and wake up in the morning and your boot is...

I hiked and camped on the Wright Trail on the side of Goose Eye in Maine this weekend. I don't know why, but I just love camping out in the cold weather that sends others inside! I started off Saturday morning on Sunday River Road. It was about 15 degrees and cloudy at go time as I set off down...

Hi I camped out Saturday and Sunday nights off Goose Eye in Maine, in some pretty cold conditions, and my (one-year-old!) Whisperlight was pretty exasperating to deal with. Here's the big question: why does my pump whimp out when it gets really cold? Sometimes when it gets bitterly cold, the...

So, now that I'm a real person with a 'sensible' job and a small child, I really don't do nearly the amount of outdoorsy stuff that I used to. But I still go out of my way to do a winter trip, camping in snowshelters, usually in the little nugget of the WMNF that sticks into Maine, or somewhere...

the trip reports got me thinking about this - so I'm re-posting here to this busier forum to see what the collective thinking is. My hypothesis is this: to a certain degree, it's easier to stay warm in the outdoors when it's really cold (like 0 or below). You don't sweat nearly as much, sweat...

This hike on Caribou, near Evans Notch, was designed to get me out in the recent wave of cold air we had. Parked Sunday evening at the spot on Route 113 where the plowing ends (on the north side). The temp on the bank in Gorham read 8 below at about 8 pm. Spent about 1.5 hours road walking on...

Does anyone know of a place I can get one XL Microspike? I lost one this week on a hike on Caribou Mountain never Evans Notch (fyi, if you go, you don't need microspikes! Snowshoes are fine!). Does anyone have a single for any reason? Since I'm sitting here in the snow waiting for a train that...

Hi Can anyone comment on what sort of personal locator beacon to get? The SPOTs are much cheaper than the ARCs. Is it worth the difference in price? I'm handy with a map and compass, and I don't care about letting my friends track my progress from their offices while I'm on a hike, so I...

Now that the Fourth of July is behind us, there's one obvious topic of conversation: winter backpacking. Hear me out though, 'cuz I have to tell people what I want for my birthday! What's the best kind of stove to take backpacking in the winter? I've always used a whisperlight, but I don't...

This trip report dates to sunday Jan 4th and I'm writing it now on the "better late than never" theory. The trip also got started a little late, for a really dumb reason: I arranged to meet Mardi (Fat Tuesday) at a park and ride in Andover Mass at 6:30 a.m. so we could carpool together. I was...

Hi Long-time lurker here, finally getting in on the posting: I've never done the Wright Trail up to Goose Eye Mountain. In fact, the only time I'm ever been on Goose Eye was on a summer thru-hike six years ago, so my memory of it is hazy. My question for this well-informed community is this...

Hi At some point this winter, Route 113 in Maine will close. I know they put a gate across the road about a half mile south of Route 2, but does anyone know how much of the road you can drive by approaching from the south? It's a long road that goes all the way to Fryeburg, and then some, so I...

Hi I really want to skin up Mittersill (the abandoned ski area on the backside of Cannon Mountain) on Sunday to ski some powder. Is there anyone interested? I live in Cambridge and could give you a ride if you're reasonably on the way. I'll also give you full control of the radio and probably...