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conditions - snow between G Boulder and Slide Peak, snow on Davis Path up to four feet but solid to walk on when that deep. When less snow, sometimes rotten but then can be avoided on the side. Numerous blowdowns on all trails that can usually be easily avoided. Worst on Davis Path. We took the...

conditions - trail fairly dry for the time of year. River crossings relatively easy and river was actually few inches lower in the afternoon. One blowdown shortly after leaving the hut on the Twinway. Easy to walk around. Snow on the way up the Twinway was easy to avoid for the most part. There...

Owls Head via Lincoln Woods, Black Pond, Lincoln Bk, Owlshead, and Fishermans 5/16/09 Conditions - no snow, some mud but relatively ok. Blowdowns above slide. River levels not bad. Equipment - bare boots only, poles. Changed into crocs(majority of group of 7) for Liberty Brk on the way in but...

conditions - trails mostly snow free. Some deep snow for about the last half mile before reaching timberline. Lower third could be avoided by walking on the side of trail. Upper two-thirds was hard enough to walk on. Above timberline largely snow free. Some snow (a few inches) still left from...

conditions - Clear of snow to summit of D, then mixed snow and clear ground. Monorail often rotten. Trail easier to follow on return from A as 4 people were behind me in two groups. Rail often very thin, tried "duck" walking with limited success. Basically a rotten day. equipment - poles were...

Conditions - Numerous blowdowns, all but one easy to cross or go under without getting on knees. No stream crossings. Mostly snow free to ladders, above ladders deeper and deeper snow. Usually badly postholed, sometimes rotten snow. Trail below snow level nice and dry. Equipment - used micros...

condtions - bare ground first half mile, then mixed snow/ice & bare ground, then solid snow to summit. Once on the summit of D there was a well established monorail. No stream crossing, no real blowdowns but spruce to fight through in places along the ridge. equipment - the four of us used a...

Conditions - Dave (Peak576) and I encountered the usual April conditions. Even though the temp got into the 90's (85 on the summit) the snow held up fairly well for us. The ground was bare until sometime after the second crossing. The ledges were bare though there was snow in the woods between...

conditions - bare ground low, running water in afternoon, snow. Some blowdowns to climb over or go around. Had trouble trail finding in "intervale" below Davis Path. Melting snow on branches on Davis Path were dry on return - Dave & I dried out our clothes on summit in bright sun. Davis Path is...

Conditions - Lincoln Woods ice covered in spots, Black Pond trail covered in frozen snow, bushwhack largely snow free except for north facing descent to Lincoln Brook. Lincoln Brook trail covered by snow getting deeper heading towards the crossing. Soon after starting the Brutus bushwhack the...

conditions - bike path from the Basin almost completely bare, bushwhack all snow free. Monorail could be avoided until after the 3rd crossing. Then it was pretty much snow covered until returning. Mostly frozen granular snow. Open spots on ridge between peaks softened up in the sun but remained...

Conditions - hard snow at start, softened late morning. Some (old) blowdowns high on Blueberry Ledge trail that require some care. Evidence of much postholing, stay on monorail or else. Continuous, deeper snow ended about 15 minutes above the stream crossing. Stream crossing on Dicey Mill still...

4/5/09 - Rocket 21 described it well but the trail north of Middle Carter was lightly traveled and the monorail was in poor shape. The snow was undermined in many places resulting in more difficult travel. This was especially true of the N Carter trail and the upper part of the S Imp trail.

Conditions - Group of 8 all started with microspikes or stabilicers. At various times the switch to snow shoes occurred, by Rollins trail, all were in snowshoes due to soft snow. Bare spots on Dicey Mill for the last mile before Ferncroft. As reported last week, there is no ice on the ledges...

conditions - used microspikes or stabilisers (one used 6 ptrs) the entire way. Of group of 9, most didn't carry snowshoes & no one used them. Trail well packed, final section above treeline is either bare or thin ice. equipment - traction, poles other - clouds moving in for tonight's...