January 1, 2022 Start/End: Jay Peak Trailhead Miles: 5.64 Elevation gain: 2595′ GPS track After driving a few hours from New Hampshire, I started up the Long Trail less than an hour before sunset. It was terrible conditions. It was mid 30s, lightly raining, and in the clouds. All of the lightly packed snow had … Continue reading Winter NE100: Jay, Big Jay
January 1, 2022 Start/End: Sawyer River Rd Miles: 12.48 Elevation gain: 2720′ GPS track The road and Signal Ridge were fully packed out, and it was fast moving. Even Carrigan Notch trail was frequented by XC skiers, making for a more packed trail. But the bushwhack was untouched. I threw on snowshoes to deal with … Continue reading Winter NE100: Vose Spur
December 31, 2021 Peaks: East Sleeper; West Sleeper; South, Middle, and North Tripyramids Start: Downes Brook trailhead End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Miles: 12.49 Elevation gain: 4298′ GPS track I started from Downes Brook trailhead, and followed tracks all the way up to Kate Sleeper trail. Along the way, I crossed Downes Brook 10 times … Continue reading Winter NE100: East Sleeper
December 30, 2021 Start/end: Nancy Pond Trailhead Miles: 9.58 Elevation gain: 3346′ GPS track The first few miles were very packed down, which lulled me into a false sense of security. But after the cascade, only me and 2 other people had decided to adventure higher. They both had snowshoes and I regretted leaving mine … Continue reading Winter NE100: Nancy
December 29, 2021 Start/end: Discovery Trail parking lot Miles: 5.66 Elevation gain: 2602′ GPS Track This was a bushwhack all the way, and I was glad I decided to do it on the warmest day of the week since it was very slow going. I was able to cross the river using the large downed … Continue reading Winter NE100: Scar Ridge
December 28, 2021 Start/end: Sandwich Mountain Trailhead Miles: 7.31 Elevation gain: 3041′ GPS Track I was nervous about this hike, because it was one of my first winter hikes where I had to turn around before making the summit; I’d had to break trail the entire way. But this time, the trail was broken out … Continue reading Winter NE100: Sandwich
December 27, 2021 Start/end: Lafayette Place trailhead Miles: 4.84 Elevation gain: 2254′ GPS Track After the relentless Maine hiking, I decided to take it easy today. I started later in the day and managed to find a parking spot on the side of the access road. Based on the number of cars and the popularity … Continue reading Winter NE100: Northeast Cannonball
December 26, 2021 Start/end: off the road by the gate at Haystack Rd Miles: 7.6 Elevation gain: 2608′ GPS Track After stopping for lunch in Gorham, I parked at the end of Haystack Rd, joining 3 other cars. I decided to bareboot it in just my microspikes, and that was a good choice; bushwhacking in … Continue reading Winter NE100: PATN
December 26, 2021 Start/end: Grafton Notch trailhead Miles: 7.93 Elevation gain: 3386′ GPS track I was up early, and despite a few inches of snow on the ground that hadn’t been plowed yet, I headed out from the trailhead in my snowshoes by 7:15am. The trail wasn’t in bad condition. Four people had hiked to … Continue reading Winter NE100: Baldpate
December 25, 2021 Start/end: Carlo-Goose Eye Trailhead Miles: 5.3 Elevation gain: 2388′ GPS Track After a late night and a rough hike up Elephant, I let myself sleep in until 8am and then packed up and headed out. The trailhead is on an old logging road that I believe may be a snowmobile track in … Continue reading Winter NE100: Goose Eye
Transcending Mountains 