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For trail check, I was given Upper Panther - <BR>standard MRG gnarl. I discovered some soft <BR>fresh snow in the troughs of the huge moguls that form there and found a smooth enjoyable rythym! Great fluff was found going into Slalom Hill. <BR> Coverage had improved since the prior...

I was on the fence as to whether I should do some hiking in The Presidentials or head up to Jay given the recent snows. <BR> I drove up on Monday night, hitting a wall of falling snow north of Plymouth, NH. The skies abruptly cleared when I reached Franconia Notch and the intense moonlight...

I hit the road very early on Saturday under a full (or near full)moon which kept me cheery until the sun rose. <BR> Up the Double we went for trail check. Snow conditions are nice packed powder. The only problem is that there was not enough of it. Grass and dirt was exposed everywhere...

First, let's get the bad news out of the way - there were some water bars and certain spots near the bottom of the mountain that <BR>were thin and had that chocolate chip ice cream look. I'm sure that the average McSkiing Touron Twit would whine about such conditions and ignore all of the great...

I figured that the brunt of this "storm" (boy are we desperate - 6" would not have been even noticed last year) would hit around The <BR>Presidentials and whaddya' know, 5-6" fell at the top of the crotch. Yeah, dudes, break out the Phats!! I was first in line on the Tomcat Triple. Yes, most...

After work, I navigated through the Big Dig, thru The Pru, rocketed out of the Allston/Brighton toll booth and got lucky at the Westborough toll when I somehow got a fast moving lane. <BR> At the crest of the hill off of Route 140 at about 6:30PM, I turned into the lot at the bottom of the...

Last week was a wild one in The Presidentials - 20+ inches of new snow and a few days where the winds broke the century barrier, including one day where the average for the day was 88MPH. That meant that some camping and reconnaisance <BR>was in order for the weekend. <BR> I set up a...

Once more, I was roaring out of the gate (Exit 26) onto I-495 with high beams on my putt-putt pick-up at 3:30AM. I didn't expect much for the weekend given the foul forecast. Over the Kanc and through Bear Notch to Pinkham I went with no real sign of the forecasted crappy weather. I put on my...

On the road at 3:30AM under the stars. Pushing up I-93, clouds reared their ominous heads and I saw some nice sights under grey skies of clouds licking the mountains from Kancamaugus Pass (elev 2,855 ft). Up Bear Notch road and to the lot at Pinkham Crotch. I met fellow patroller <BR>Paul and...

I hit the road at about 3:30AM bound for Pinkham Crotch. No snowcat ride this weekend and we were on our own to lug our gear up 'da hill. About 1/3 of the way up, I slapped on the skins and shuffled up on the somewhat comtinuous snow. With the exception of some bare spots, it was an enjoyable...

Earned some after work turns at Wachusett. Lower Conifer and Lower Smith's had enough snow for some generous leisurely turns for about 300 vertical feet (maybe even more). Warm evening, nice sunset, great views of Monadnock in southern New Hampshire.

I arrived at the gate at 6:20 and put my skis on my pack and shuffled over via the Mt Wachusett Auto Road on sneakers. I snuck over to upper Smith's and found nice soft snow for some generous vertical. I then skinned up as foar as I could on Conifer and had a great run almost down to the...

More Fairy Meadow Hut pics. I found a roll of film that I thought I had lost. Here are some of the pics: <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1093.jpg" ALT="JennDist"> <BR>Jenn goes ahead to probe for crevasses <BR> <BR><IMG...

Stayed at the Fairy Meadow Hut for 1 week. Fantastic place and I cannot say enough about the week. Bright sunshine for the whole week except for a small storm on Tues-Wed which only refreshed the surface. Good knee deep powder on north aspects. I cannot say enough good things, so I will let...

I departed early in the morning from Hudson under dark and showery skies. To ensure that I avoided any snow, I opted for the Seacoast route up NH 16. Brilliant blue skies opened up as the sun rose and I approached the daunting Presidentials and black ice was found on the road as I ascended...

I left work in Boston in the drenching rain, 45+ MPH winds and near zero wind chills - "The Weekly Noreaster". Later that evening on I-495, the Wind Gawds played ping-pong with my pick-up causing me to nearly lurch out of my lane several times. The weather became benign on the Everett Turnpike...

As usual, it was an arduous trip from the Flatlands though I did marvel at the enormous snowbanks along I-89 in NH. As usual, I made some fresh tracks in the MRG parking lot. <BR> Saturday morning dawned with a few new inches of fluff on top of a gargantuan base. Trail signs are getting...

It was one of my tougher drives, ever, on Friday night and did not reach Fayston until 1:30AM. It was astounding to look out of the corner of my eye seated in my 4WD pickup (re: it is high off of the ground) and see snowbanks at high level - a true testament to this epic Winter that has made...

After being tortured until 2PM with Senior OEC Training, it was time to ski. Correction, we did ski down from the Summit Tram station and I took a cruiser down Northway with the Instructress (Louise) following so that I could show her the mountain and plus I did have a mysterious little dizzy...

Little Headwall has much snow as do several small snowfields to the left of the trail going up into the Bowl. There are some well covered lines to the climbers left of Dodges Drop. Dodges Drop lookes like it could use a little more snow, but all of the other grand favorites are filled in AND...