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Tripyramid South Slides Snowshoe: 1/6/25
On a cold but sunny day I returned to Waterville Valley for more snowshoeing to slides on the flank of Mount Tripyramid - this time on the SW side of the mountain. The Waterville Valley Nordic Center...
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Snowshoe to Southwest Slide, Mount Liberty: 1/10/25
 On a fine sunny yet windy day I returned for one of my favorite snowshoe bushwhacks - from the paths at The Flume up to the easy part of Flume Slide Trail, then from that trail up to the main 1883...
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Flume Brook Valley Snowshoe Exploration: 1/13/25
On a gray but relatively warm day I headed into the interior of the Flume Brook valley for some off-trail snowshoe exploration. I found deep powder in a vast, steep birch glade, a unique view of Mt....
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Mud Pond & Mt. Pemigewasset, North Peak: 1/15/25
On a cold and fairly windy day I snowshoe-bushwhacked to a pair of destinations on the north side of Mt. Pemigewasset: frozen Mud Pond, a remote, boggy water body nestled beneath a rugged southeastern...
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Snowshoe Ramble on the West Side of Mt. Liberty: 1/21/25
I enjoy exploring on the western slopes of the Franconia Range, especially in winter. On this bitter cold day I opted for some off-trail snowshoe wandering on a hardwood ridge that had caught my eye...
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Liberty-Haystack Slide: 1/24/25
On a cold, cloudy flurry-ish day I returned to one of my favorite bushwhack destinations - the 1995-vintage slide in the seldom-visited, nameless basin between Little Haystack Mountain and Mt. Liberty....
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Castle Ravine Snowshoe Ramble: 1/27/25
With winds of 40-55 mph predicted at 4000 ft., I scrapped plans for a peak hike and switched to a more sheltered valley hike that had been on my wish list for winter: a snowshoeing probe into Castle...
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Cliffway Viewpoints Snowshoe: 1/30/25
On a cold and windy day I headed up to Randolph for a snowshoe loop over a series of lower elevation Randolph Mountain Club (RMC) trails. The highlight was the little-used trail known as Cliffway,...
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Flat Top Slide: 2/5/25
 Another cold day in this "old fashioned New England winter." Despite the low single number temperature and morning wind, I was going to give Mt. Pierce a go. But when I pulled in to the Crawford Path...
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Franconia Brook Beaver Ponds: 2/7/25
With snow squalls creating sketchy driving conditions, I decided to stay close to home and head over to Lincoln Woods for a snowshoe jaunt into the Franconia Brook valley in the western Pemigewasset...
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Downes Brook Slide: 2/10/25
I headed over the Kanc Highway to the Albany Intervale with two hike options in mind - the Downes Brook Slide on the north side of Mt. Passaconaway (if the lightly-used Downes Brook Trail had any kind...
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Mount Liberty: 2/12/25
After doing a lot of trail breaking both on and off the trail over the last few weeks, I was ready for a hike on a packed trail. With a forecast for moderate winter temperatures and light winds, I...
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An Old Fashioned Winter on Old Bridle Path: 2/18/25
Since New Year's it's been a winter of abundant snowfall, prolonged cold and busy winds. The current mantra is "it's a good old fashioned New England winter." I concur with that assessment after a solo...
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North Hancock: 2/21/25
I always look on a trip to Mount Hancock as a premier backcountry adventure. Though it is far from the most remote peak, thanks to access from the Kancamagus Highway, to my mind it has a wilder aura...
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Peak Above the Nubble: 2/24/25
A report posted on newenglandtrailconditions.com that three snowshoers had broken trail to Peak Above the Nubble (3813 ft.), a northern spur of North Twin Mountain that is on the New England Hundred...
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Mount Hale via Firewarden's Trail: 2/28/25
The Firewarden's Trail up the west side of Mount Hale, which is not officially maintained but is regularly used, especially in winter, is one of my favorite snowshoe hikes in the Whites. This old...
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Middle Carter: 3/3/25
The deep snowpack of late winter makes this a great time to visit the high, wooded crest of the Carter Range. The snowshoer ascending to the Carters is lifted above the scrub for views that are much...
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Osseo Trail and East Peak, Mt. Flume: 3/7/25
We had a nice two-month run of consistently cold temperatures, ever-deepening powder snow, and frozen brook crossings. But that came to an end with the rain and thaw on March 5th & 6th. With...
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Mount Tecumseh: 3/10/25
My plan for some off-trail snowshoeing out by the Tripyramid slides went awry when I discovered a major binding malfunction on one of my snowshoes as I was getting ready to head out on the Livermore...
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Avalanche Ravine Bushwhack: 3/12/25
I hoped that a day of 55 degrees and sun followed by an overnight freeze would set up some firm snow for bushwhacking. With more thaw in the forecast, this was the day to reprise a favorite bushwhack...
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