Recent content by PShaw

Thanks everyone for the advice. I checked out the sites and they are just what I'm looking for.

I'm moving to Denver for work and wondering if any of you knows of a forum similar to VFTT out there. An online search has not yielded anything close. Thanks for any help you can provide. Paul

Will be visiting my hometown of Littleton for the long weekend and would like to get out on the trails. If you are interested in joining me and my dog on a hike to the summit of Cannon, please email or call. I am planning a late morning 11am/noon start. Me: 37 y/o married guy usually a bit...

Trail: Tuckerman Ravine Trail to Lion Head Trail (winter route) Date: Sat 5/2/09 Conditions: Extremely busy day on TRT as expected. Dry and snowfree at the start, then progressively more mud and soft snow to the start of the Lion Head Trail. Lion Head has monorail still 2+ feet deep that was...

Date of hike: Sat 3/7/09 Trail: Liberty Spring Trail to Franconia Ridge Trail to Mt Liberty Conditions: Trail completely broken out. Slightly soft, spring-like snow down low and a little firmer up top. Some small streams easily stepped over. Windy on top but no need for hardshell or goggles...

Date of hike: 1/3/09 Trail consists of well packed snow in the woods with many icy and bare rock patches once out of the trees. Special Equipment: Barebootable up to the first set of ledges before the steep section toward Welch's summit at which point some traction is helpful. Crampons or...

Wachusett closure I drove out to hike Wachusett last weekend and found the same closure you guys are referring to. I called the number they had posted and the gentleman who answered (perhaps Wayne?) was very polite, but very noncomittal about what constituted further notice. He said there's a...

Date: 11/22/08 Conditions: Gale River Road still open for drive to trailhead. An inch or two of snow at the start getting progressively deeper to about 12 inches near the summit. Snow very light and trail broken so need real for snowshoes. A few stream crossings done without difficulty...

I realize this is an old thread, but I can't help my vent my 2 cents. I bought a pair of the Vasque Breeze a few months ago and was initially very happy given their comfort and light weight. My happiness quickly diminished while walking in damp grass recently. So much for the highly advanced...

I have owned a pair of MSR Denali Ascents for about five years and have been quite happy with them. The good: It's like carrying 2 pairs of snowshoes in 1 with addition of the detachable floatation tails transforming the 22" shoes into 30" if you need more float. The crampon under foot and...

Date: 1/12/08 Trail Conditions: Well-packed, hard crust on top of a couple feet of snow near the bottom. Surface just got harder and icier further up the trail. Equipment: Our group of four wore a combination of snowshoes (for traction; not needed for staying on top of the snow), Stabilicers...