It started snowing at 3:30 at my place in Gorham. I was out throwing firewood earlier today in Randolph and saw a very rare event, Appalachia parking lot was completely empty. I also didnt see any cars at Lowes. That is quite rare as there are some folks who like to head out in storms and get snowed in, so there are normally a few solitary cars. The caretaker usually parks at Stearns Lodge and takes a shortcut up via an old trail route to get onto the RMC trail network near the Cold brook bridge. There is maple syrup operation in that area that keeps the route open and is handy short cut for anyone trying to get to route 2 quickly. Its also used for rescue access on occasion.
Plow drivers really like Appalachia to be empty during storms as they use it during the storm on occasion for breaks and turns arounds. If it is like the last storm the side roads will not be aggressively plowed, as the frost is out and the plows might take the old pavement up. Once the storm is over it should melt fairly quickly as the frost is coming out of the ground and 12 plus hours of sun makes a big difference. I even could start tracing out the seven in King Ravine from my new viewpoint.
Now its time to watch the temps on the summit and see how warm or cold things get.
Plow drivers really like Appalachia to be empty during storms as they use it during the storm on occasion for breaks and turns arounds. If it is like the last storm the side roads will not be aggressively plowed, as the frost is out and the plows might take the old pavement up. Once the storm is over it should melt fairly quickly as the frost is coming out of the ground and 12 plus hours of sun makes a big difference. I even could start tracing out the seven in King Ravine from my new viewpoint.
Now its time to watch the temps on the summit and see how warm or cold things get.
