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Minor snow on trail below Eagle Pass, above Eagle Pass until hut snow can be thigh deep and easy to posthole. Spikes are handy, and I saw no sign of any snowshoe use. Coming down snowshoes would have been handy to avoid adding to the postholes. Got to watch helicopters flying supplies up to...

Trail is still largely snow covered. At lower elevations no special equipment is needed, although the snow is getting much softer and post-holing is a risk. Above around 2,000 feet the snow gets much deeper - maybe 2-3 feet still in some places. I found snowshoes necessary to keep from...

Used snow shoes on the way up, although I saw many bare booters on the way down. Good base level of of snow all the way to the ridge top, all water crossings are bridged or easily cross-able. Traction of some sort is useful, and although snow shoes may not be necessary they were helpful in...

Overall trail is in decent condition. There is a big blowdown on the hill next to the reservoir on the Sholan Farms end of the trail. Most of the mud is either dry or frozen, so no walkarounds are necessary. No special equipment needed. Leaves and rocks are slick in some spots. Overall a...

Beautiful day for a hike. Significant ice higher up on South Twin (Twinway) with smaller amounts of snow and ice lower down. Spikes a must. Summit of South Twin is clear. Water crossing mostly easy, with some icy rocks to avoid. Trail is frozen, so the new, muddy section of Gale River Trail...

Does anyone know how early in the day you can claim a tentsite at Liberty Spring? My daughter is visiting for two weeks from Tennessee, and we'd like to do a dad/daughter backpacking trip. We're both excited at the thought of doing a Franconia Ridge traverse, and we'd love to spend the night...

Around 3 weeks ago I was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's (I am only 47). So far my symptoms are mild, just a slight tremor in my left hand/arm which is accentuated while shivering. After the diagnosis I climbed Pierce and Monadnock up Pumpelly just to see how it would feel, and I felt...

Trail conditions are very good, but extraordinarily dry. Most of the usual pools and low areas of water are at best a bit muddy. No special equipment required. Tons of flies and a decent black fly population were noted.

Trail starts out dry, quickly gets patchy ice. After a mile or so continuous snow cover and monorail. After the cutoff the snow gets deeper, with post hole opportunities off the monorail. Spikes are handy, but not absolutely necessary. Snow and ice were very soft with the warmth.

Date of Hike: 3/11/12 This hike was over most of the middle and north sections of the Monoosnoc Trail, with some wandering down off the ridge to the quarry. Trail Conditions: Surprisingly dry. Usually in the spring there is a lot of standing and running water on the trails, but there was very...

Date of Hike: 2-25-12 Trail Conditions: Light snow cover most of the way, with a fair amount of ice on some of the steeper sections. Trail to North Pack was lightly traveled, and I lost the Cliff Trail on North Pack not far from leaving the Wapack. Special Equipment Required: Spikes are...

Date of Hike: 2/19/12 Trail Conditions: Lots of ice. Harder ice lower down where there is no sun. Some softer ice near the top and on the ledges. Ice was largely rough surfaced, so not excessively slippery. Special Equipment Required: Microspikes. Saw some with snowshoes, which were not...

Sad story: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20120110mansfield_hiker_dies_after_falling_on_nhs_mount_washington/srvc=home&position=6

Trail Conditions: Trails were all clear with a few patches of ice. I hiked from the Princeton parking lot over to the Midstate Trail on the north side of Crow Hills, and followed the Midstate to Redemption Rock. From there I walked the road to the Old County Road entrence to the State Forest...

Trail Conditions: Light snow falling all day, but the trail is well packed down by hikers and skiers hiking to the ski trails. Probably 4-5 inches of snow around the trail, not so much on it. Ice underneath the snow in many places. Water crossings were all relatively easy. Special Equipment...

Spikes are a necessity. Bare ground (or nearly bare) to start, with ice and snow building up the higher you go. Some areas of the trail are coated with ice, and the steeper sections require care coming down. The summit is snow covered, and as of today I only saw one set of tracks on Dublin...

Between the snow falling here today in Massachusetts (6-10 expected where I live) and upcoming meniscus surgery in November, I am daydreaming about what hiking challenge I can do this year. I feel like I am missing out on the best part of the year due to injury. Anyway, I am thinking about...

Question for all you experienced pros out there. Two of my daughters will be coming home from college Thanksgiving week, and they are really interested in doing some cold weather camping in New Hampshire. I am thinking that the campground at Monadnock or Lafayette Place might be good options...

I am planning a mid-September backpacking trip with my 16 year old daughter, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a good hike to do. We'll probably arrive in the Whites mid-afternoon on Friday, and need to back home in Massachusetts Saturday night. We really want to do one...

Date of Hike: 4/22/11 Trail Conditions: Almost all clear, with patches of ice on the first steep climb. Some of the cols also had some snow. Overall, the trail was dry. Special Equipment Required: None. Comments: Came across a weasel (I think) just after the first ledges. It seemed...