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Date of Hike: 1/19/2014 Trail Conditions: 1-6" of snow over ice Special Equipment Required: Traction Devices essential, Microspikes or Hillshound Trail Crampons ideal, Crampons probably overkill. Comments: Optional - about an inch of fresh snow covered any of the ice. the steep sections...

Did total ascent of both with Micro-spikes, changed to Crampons from descent of Twin, felt much more secure. Nice day to be out with moderate views

The page I get says the site is 100% wind powered. Maybe the site only works when the wind is blowing:p

Date of Hike:2/27/2011 Trail Conditions: perfect snowshoeing conditions. Twin was unbroken from the past weeks storms. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes all day. Comments: Perfect snowshoe conditions, no wind. mils temps around freezing. Your name:Ian Marchant

Trail and Mountain names should go in the thread TITLE Date of Hike: Trail Conditions: Snow covered from base to summit. Estimated 12" max depth, but lots of deeper drifts. Trail generally clear with limited blow down. Special Equipment Required: Micro spikes to about 3,000 ft. snow shows...

December 28th, 2009 Phelps I had high hopes of completing Phelps and Tabletop. On the drive up my car was over heating slightly and snow on the Northway slowed my travels, these culminated in a later than planned start. The forecast was for 1-3 inches of snow in the middle of the day. I...

Date of Hike: 12/28/09 Trail Conditions: Snow covered Special Equipment Required: Snowshows Comments: started out in stabilcers, firm icy base with a few inches of snow. changed to snowshoes at summit of Phelps and wore on the entire return hike. snowed most of the day, about 6 inches on the...

FWIW the sign for Elk Lake on rt. 28 is down.

Date of Hike: 10/30-11/01/09 Trail Conditions: Wet with standing or running water everywhere. No ice. Dusting of snow on Marshall Sunday morning. Special Equipment Required: Waterproof boots and gaiters Comments: Backpacked from Upperworks to Uphill Leanto Friday. Redfield Friday PM, rain...

Probably difficult to find a spot 150' from the trail or stream.

You are missing the point if you take the easiest trails

The reroute is cleared and the old herdpath brushed in. I was there yesterday.

Nice report Jay. Great seeing you, Mudhook and Maria (Mudgirl), on Haystack. I found the Saddleback cliff much more frightening than the Gothics cables, but it was socked in Sunday on Gothics :( . I will post pictures and hopefully a report soon on my weekend trip.

Or maybe Elliot Spitzer??

Date of Hike:3/14/09 Trail Conditions:the Heart Lake trail is a sheet of ice. rest of the trail is hard packed. down low some ice and some bare ground. High elevation up to 3' of snow, but very firm and supportive. Special Equipment Required: stabilicers worn all day. Comments...