Madison from Apalachia via Valley Way, Madison Hut, Osgood.
BikeHikeSkiFish (Tim), Enapai (Dave)
Date of Hike: 14-Feb-2008
Trail Conditions: The consolidated trail was covered with 4-6" new snow, then a half inch of sleet / rain, and then another 1-2" new snow. The last half-mile to the hut had deeper drifts, 18-24". Two guys went to the hut and back ahead of us, partly bare-booting, partly snowshoeing.
The trail is bare-bootable to the hut. Snowshoes nice for that last half mile where the powder is deeper / windblown.
Hut to Madison has mostly crusty snow which mostly held our weight. Some 2-3' deep drifts and occasional posthole.
Special Equipment Required: Wore shoes to the hut, crampons to the summit, and left them on all the way to Appalachia.
Comments: Undercast on the West/North side, nice views of Carter-Moriah Range, all high summits were in the clear above the clouds. Two groups of four went up for the tent platform mid-afternoon. All bare-booting.
Round trip time: 6:30
Your name: BikeHikeSkiFish
Your E-mail address: timlucia [at] yahoo [dot] com
BikeHikeSkiFish (Tim), Enapai (Dave)
Date of Hike: 14-Feb-2008
Trail Conditions: The consolidated trail was covered with 4-6" new snow, then a half inch of sleet / rain, and then another 1-2" new snow. The last half-mile to the hut had deeper drifts, 18-24". Two guys went to the hut and back ahead of us, partly bare-booting, partly snowshoeing.
The trail is bare-bootable to the hut. Snowshoes nice for that last half mile where the powder is deeper / windblown.
Hut to Madison has mostly crusty snow which mostly held our weight. Some 2-3' deep drifts and occasional posthole.
Special Equipment Required: Wore shoes to the hut, crampons to the summit, and left them on all the way to Appalachia.
Comments: Undercast on the West/North side, nice views of Carter-Moriah Range, all high summits were in the clear above the clouds. Two groups of four went up for the tent platform mid-afternoon. All bare-booting.
Round trip time: 6:30
Your name: BikeHikeSkiFish
Your E-mail address: timlucia [at] yahoo [dot] com
