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Date of Hike: 3/2/2009 Trail Conditions: 12 to 16 inches of fresh power with 3 to 4 ft drifts. Heavy drifting from half way point to summit, any low areas are filled with snow so it made it very tricky because everything looks level until you stepped into a hole filled with 3 to 4 feet of snow...

Started up the White Dot from Park headquarters at 5:45 pm, trail up to Falcon Spring was in perfect shape, a little loose from the daytime thaw but starting to firm up from the dropping temps. Bare booted up to spring then used crampons from spring to summit knowing that there would still be...

Can anyone confirm that the road to the Cog Base and the parking lot is plowed and will be plowed on Saturday. I am planning to hike the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail on Saturday and I have heard rummers that the road will not be plowed this winter but previous threads back in December said it was.

Does anyone know the condition on and around Cabot? Planning on doing Cabot on Saturday and I know the conditions from now until Saturday can change dramaticly but I'd like to get an idea. My main question is will snow shoes be needed? There may be a few in our group that don't have snowshoes or...

Our group is planning to do Owls Head on Saturday via the Black Pond bushwhack. I know the bushwhack eliminates two major water crossings, are there any other crossing to be concerned with?

This coming weekend Sept 14th &15th myself and 3 others are planning on bagging North and South Twin on Friday, staying at Gale Head Hut Friday night then hiking out Saturday via the Lincoln Brook and the Wilderness trail bagging Owls Head along the way. The long range forecast calls for showers...

I'm planning to do the Hancocks this coming weekend and was wondering if anyone knows how the water crossings are on the Cedar Brook trail? I have read they can be difficult with high water. Also what are the current trail conditions in that area, how much snow should I expect to see.

I was planning on doing North and South Kinsman tomorrow (Saturday) starting from Franconia Notch and was wondering what the conditions are. My concern is the warm weather, is it going to soften up the snow cover enough to warrant snow shoes? How much snow is there in this area?

My plan was to head to the Whites tomorrow and do Adams, but I am wondering about the weather. The Higher Summits forecast doesn't look that bad, actually the summits are suppose to have some sun. The question is when is the rain coming in, every forecast I look at is different. Does anyone have...

I,m leaving tomorrow morning for Galehead Hut, starting at the Old Bridal Path trail head going up Falling Waters trail and across Franconia and Garfield ridge. How much time should it take following this route? I've done the Franconia ridge loop a number of times but I have never done the...

Has anyone ever noticed the 2 profiles on Eisenhower? They can be seen from the junction of Crawford and Edmands path. See the attahed photo, there is a very large profile that looks like and indian and a smaller profile with more of a front view to the left of the indians mouth. I have never...

I am planning a Carrigan hike on Sept 25, and I will be hiking in from the Kanc on the Sawyer pond trail on Friday afternoon on the 24. I have a couple of questions: 1st, what is the river crossing in the begining of the Sawyer pond trail like? is it a wading situation as the AMC guide book...

Does anyone know the current conditions on Moosilauke? I am interested in either Glen Cliff or Beaver Brook for tomorrow. Also is the Ravine Lodge road open? My original plans were to head up to Tuckermans but it sounds like it's going to be crazy up there this weekend. If I want to drive...

My original plan was to hike Moosihuake this weekend but due to Saturdays forecast of temps in the single digits and wind I was thinking of changing my plans and try to keep below the tree line. Does anyone know the conditions of the Cascade Brook trail or any other trails around Lonesome Lake...