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Date of hike - 1/28/12 Took the N. Twin trail to the "trail which will remain nameless". Snow was collapsing under our feet with a "whump" but overall it wasn't too bad. Snowshoes were worn all the way. No need for micro-spikes or anything more.

A good friend of mine was out yesterday and came upon a couple of hikers in trouble. She assisted the hikers in trouble and while doing so left a single pole behind. The pole was left on the Crawford Path and it's a Black Diamond Flicklock, color is red/silver/black. If anyone happens upon the...

Mt. Hale via the "west side" Trail was in reasonably good shape with the exception of a few very muddy spots. Ferns were about hip high. All in all a wonderful day to be out enjoying the mountains.

Eisenhower via Edmands Path - 6/4 Trail in good shape. No blowdowns. No need for any "special" gear. Didn't have much time for hiking today so I only went to the summit and back down. LOTS of people out enjoying the weather/views.

Wondering what the most common route up the Tripyramids in winter is? Looking to possibly head out there this Sunday.

Cannon via Kinsman Ridge from the Tramway lot. Snow conditions were good. Some soft spots up high but nothing to worry about. The last push up the summit from the viewpoint up was somewhat of a mess. Lots of spruce traps and soft snow. The route does not follow the Kinsman Ridge trail proper...

Date of hike: 1/29 Base Rd. in good shape. Ammo trail up to the hut was in good shape as well. Footing was good and the snow was mostly consolidated. A little loose in spots but nothing to worry about. The drift on the lee side of the hut is quite a sight to see. Trail to the summit of Monroe...

N. Twin trail in fine shape. Well packed out and easy to navigate. We over-shot the start of the FW trail but realized our mistake and back tracked. We eventually found the FW trail and headed up. All evidence of Rockets visit up this trail yesterday was erased by wind loaded snow/drifting. Low...

Anyone been up Hale via 7 Dwarfs/Little River Road lately? We're planning on heading up there tomorrow to hit the summit of Hale via the Fire Wardens trail but we can't seem to get through to anyone at 7 Dwarfs to verify the road has been plowed and is accessible.

I'm an experienced winter hiker and I've got early spring/summer/late fall backpacking experience but I've yet to do any significant backpacking in winter. I'm hoping to get a few winter overnights in this year and we plan on staying at the huts. So I'm wondering what sleeping bag temp range I...

Date of Hike: 2/13/2010 Trail Conditions: Snowshoe track is hard packed and in good shape all the way from 7 Dwarfs motel over N. and S. Twin. Water crossings are a non issue. Special Equipment Required: We used snowshoes on the ascent and microspikes on the descent. No other special gear...

Avalon, A-Z & Willey range trails. Trails in good shape. A few blowdowns but all are easy to navigate. Water crossings are bridged. Descended by going over Avalon. Trails over Avalon are in good shape. Glissaded down Avalon, what fun. Used snowshoes all day with exception of glissade. No other...

I'd like some feedback regarding the following winter ascent routes of the Carters. We're planning on hitting them in early Jan. I've got three route options but I'm not sure which would be best or maybe there is a better route that I haven't thought of. 1) Up 19 mile to the hut and ascending...

Date of Hike: 7/3/09 Trail Conditions: Trail was very wet. Some spots of boot sucking mud. Special Equipment Required: Nothing special needed. Just happy that I wore my boots rather than my trail runners. Comments: The rain forecasted for today never came. Sun was out and the view from the...

Planning a traverse of Jefferson, Adams & Madison soon and I'm considering a car spot at Caps Ridge and Valley Way. Anyone know about how long a drive it is from Appalachia to Caps Ridge trailhead via Jefferson Notch Rd from Rt. 2? Any idea if the northern entrance (Rt 2) to Jefferson Notch Rd...

Date of Hike: 5-13-09 Trail Conditions: Lower portion of Gorge Brook is clear. Monorail higher up with spots of softer snow. Snow free above tree line. Upper portion of Carriage Rd. has monorail and soft spots. Lower down Carriage Rd is clear, dry and snow free. Snapper trail is clear and snow...

Date of Hike: 2/15/09 Trail Conditions: Tucks Trail in usual good shape. Lion Head winter route in good shape and has not suffered much from the recent warm temps. Good "stairs" all the way up. Lion Head trail from Lion Head to Alpine Garden junction in good shape. From Alpine Garden Junction...

Ascended via Lonesome Lake & Fishin Jimmy. Trails are well packed down. A little icy in some spots. Higher up there is a bit of drifting but nothing more than a few inches. Even a few good spots for Glissading. Some in our group wore Microspikes and the others wore snowshoes. Either option...

Ascended via the Burrows trail. Lower portion of the trail is in good shape and reasonably well packed down. About mid way up the trail was less packed down and snowshoes were needed. Trail was somewhat broken out until 1/2 mile from the summit. We broke trail the last 1/2 mile all the way to...

Date of Hike: Dec 14th 2008 Trail Conditions: Trail in good shape to summit of Mt. Crawford. Trail to Stairs was not broken out so we broke trail half way to summit of Stairs and then decided to descend and grab a beer. Special Equipment Required: No need for snowshoes to summit of Crawford...