freedan
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A few observations from around the Adks and Tug Hill, not hiking specific as I am a skier and as long as there are a few inches on the ground, I'm on skis, primarily BC although I do use a few trails to access BC skiing but thought people might like a snow report.
A week of fantastic skiing in the Adks and Tug Hill. Of course Sunday night's rain/snow/ice beat the snowpack down but at least the Tug Hill and W. Adks should pick up from a few inches to a foot today. In the Adks, the snowpack was a little boney for BC thrashing but skiable, once in the open on a slide there was close to 2' of unconsolidated powder. Avy conditions were evaluated and pit profile showed no layers of concern and the unconsolidated powder was sitting on a 1" bed of slushy ice. Booting, even with crampons would be difficult as snow was so loose with just a slippery verglass to point into. Skinning was the easiest and most efficient way to go. Fat skis and a little speed keep bases off granite. A few pics from the a gorillas in the mist day in the Adks.
The Tug Hill was up to over 3' with deep powder prior to Sunday night. All the woods locked up and skiable.
Nice lake effect today with a few inches in the W. Adks expected and up to a foot on the Tug Hill. My experience is that if there are a few inches in the valleys along the road in the Adks, there will be much more up high. Snowing hard on the Tug Hill with the snowstake back up to 2'. The W. Adks have anywhere from 6-12" on the ground and also snowing with accumulations of a few inches expected.
I figure I post observations on the snowpack here through trip reports every now and then if the hiking community doesn't mind a little ski content.
A week of fantastic skiing in the Adks and Tug Hill. Of course Sunday night's rain/snow/ice beat the snowpack down but at least the Tug Hill and W. Adks should pick up from a few inches to a foot today. In the Adks, the snowpack was a little boney for BC thrashing but skiable, once in the open on a slide there was close to 2' of unconsolidated powder. Avy conditions were evaluated and pit profile showed no layers of concern and the unconsolidated powder was sitting on a 1" bed of slushy ice. Booting, even with crampons would be difficult as snow was so loose with just a slippery verglass to point into. Skinning was the easiest and most efficient way to go. Fat skis and a little speed keep bases off granite. A few pics from the a gorillas in the mist day in the Adks.
The Tug Hill was up to over 3' with deep powder prior to Sunday night. All the woods locked up and skiable.
Nice lake effect today with a few inches in the W. Adks expected and up to a foot on the Tug Hill. My experience is that if there are a few inches in the valleys along the road in the Adks, there will be much more up high. Snowing hard on the Tug Hill with the snowstake back up to 2'. The W. Adks have anywhere from 6-12" on the ground and also snowing with accumulations of a few inches expected.
I figure I post observations on the snowpack here through trip reports every now and then if the hiking community doesn't mind a little ski content.
