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"Little Sister": 1/2/19
For the first hike of the New Year, Mark Klim and I enjoyed a snowshoe bushwhack to a low, ledgy northern spur of the Three Sisters on Mt. Chocorua.Our original plan was to whack to ledges on Green's...
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Bald Knob Loop: 1/4/19
 A snowshoe loop on Acteon Ridge via a combination of hiking trails, unofficial mountain bike and climbers' paths, and bushwhacking. After a short approach on Old Waterville Road and the Yellow Jacket...
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Lafayette Brook Snowshoe: 1/7/19
On a cold day (6 degrees at the start) I enjoyed a favorite snowshoe bushwhack along the ridge on the north side of Lafayette Brook. Birch glades chock full o' powder led to a pair of view ledges.The...
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Mount Pemigewasset: 1/11/19
A cold afternoon snowshoe to a local favorite. Great conditions with over a foot of new snow falling the previous three days.The Mount Pemigewasset Trail had a fine softly-packed snowshoe track. Thanks...
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Potash Mountain: 1/14/19
What a spectacular sunny, windless winter afternoon! At 4 1/2 miles round trip, 2700-ft. Potash is ideal for a crack o' noon hike with outstanding views.Spruces on the NE shoulder of Potash.The Mt....
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Sabbaday Brook: 1/17/19
Saddled with a pesky cold, didn't have the legs for strenuous climbing or bushwhacking/trail breaking, so a valley snowshoe ramble seemed in order. I noted on newenglandtrailconditions.com that...
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Black Pond & Franconia Falls: 1/22/19
A leisurely snowshoe ramble on a sunny, cold, and breezy day. Wonderful river, pond and mountain views today.For my late morning start, I opted to park at the well-plowed Hancock Campground and do a...
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Georgiana Falls & Harvard Falls: 1/25/19
On Wednesday, late in the day, Carol and I broke trail on the Georgiana Falls Path through beautiful powder up to Lower Georgiana Falls, to claim a recently placed geocache. (Thanks, barefootgal!) We...
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Mount Pierce: 1/28/19
A cold bluebird day for an old winter favorite.With the parking for Crawford Connector not plowed, current access is via the original route of the Crawford Path up from Rt. 302.Great snowshoeing...
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Snows Mountain Short Loop, 2/1/19
A sunny but cold day - at 9:30 am the air temp at 4000 ft. was minus 8, plus wind -- too cold to enjoy any lofty viewpoints. Saw that a redliner had broken out the Snows Mountain Trail in Waterville...
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Welch Mountain Snowshoe: 2/1/19
After a short but strenuous loop over the lower part of Snows Mountain, I drove down to the Welch-Dickey trailhead to check out conditions. The parking lot had been freshly plowed (thank you, Forest...
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Mount Waumbek: 2/6/19
An after-the-thaw hike with Mark Klim up a winter favorite. The Starr King Trail woods were beautiful as always. Comfortable temps and excellent views today. The track was hardpacked, sledded, and...
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Hedgehog Mountain Loop: 2/11/19
Hiked the 4.8 mile loop over Hedgehog Mountain to check for winter blowdowns on my adopted section of the UNH Trail. The highlight of the day was the crystal-clear views from the ledges. The lowlight...
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Breaking Trail to The Scaur: 2/14/19
Snowshoeing delight in fresh powder on a bluebird afternoon.I had originally planned to climb Mt. Tecumseh. There was a single set of snowshoe tracks heading up the Mt. Tecumseh Trail, so I figured I...
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Sandwich Dome: 2/19/19
Great snowshoeing conditions and 100-mile views on a bright and chilly day. I had been thinking of checking out Sandwich Dome, and Jazzbo's NETC report of a good snowshoe track on Sunday sealed the...
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South Carter: 2/22/19
A beautiful day to get up on the Carter Range. A slow climb above Nineteen Mile Brook Trail with plenty of drifted snow to break through and lots of sidehilling on the Carter Dome Trail.There was...
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Beaver Brook Trail: 2/26/19
A wild and woolly late afternoon in lonely Kinsman Notch. The wind was howlin' and the snow was driftin'.Nice new sign.No trace of the trail.This indent is a brook in summer.South Kinsman peeks over...
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Mount Garfield: 3/1/19
A gorgeous, comfortable day for a long walk in the woods to one of the best viewpoints in the Whites. Superb packed powder snowshoeing conditions. Thanks to the trail breakers!Reaching the summer...
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Hancock Valley Ramble: 3/5/19
I had hoped to climb North Hancock and soak in the sun and deep-snowpack views, but a home maintenance issue intervened. A 1:30 pm start was too late for this slowpoke to do the peak climb, so I...
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Mount Moriah: 3/8/19
A glorious late winter day for a climb up the Stony Brook/Carter-Moriah Trail route, combining a pleasant valley approach with a ledgy ridge walk, providing views beyond counting.A nice packed powder...
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