Saturday, January 20 Summits: Moosilauke Start/Finish: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge winter parking Miles: 8.54 Elevation gain/loss: 3550′ With an early 5:45 am start, I was the first one out on a very cold morning. The trail was well packed, though the powder had been blown around by wind overnight, leaving knee-deep drifts across the trail higher … Continue reading Moosilauke- Jan
Friday, January 19 Summits: Tecumseh Start/Finish: Waterville Valley Miles: 4.65 Elevation gain/loss: 2530′ After driving up to NH after work, I started from the trailhead after dark. I put on my headlamp, checked on the trail before locking my car and heading up the trail in spikes. It was the start of a cold snap, … Continue reading Tecumseh – Jan
Sunday, January 14 Summits: Tom, Willey, Field Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 9.88 Elevation gain/loss: 4272′ After a later night, I let myself sleep until 6:15am. I grabbed breakfast and then got ready for my hike. I headed out by 7:30am from the trailhead in Crawford Notch, as it lightly snowed. The snow mostly stopped within … Continue reading WTF – Jan
Saturday, January 13 Summits: Carrigain Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter TH Miles: 14.25 Elevation gain/loss: ~4123′ After a slow drive on partially unplowed roads with intermittent rain, I started out from the Sawyer River Rd winter trailhead by 12:30pm. I thought I had a good chance of making the summit before dark, but the conditions … Continue reading Carrigain – Jan
Saturday, January 13 Summits: Cabot Start/Finish: York Pond TH Miles: 9.88 Elevation gain/loss: ~3200′ I drove into York Pond on Friday night, knowing that the snow would start around 1am and not wanting to deal with unplowed roads before my hike. I went to bed early and started hiking at 4:45am in the dark and … Continue reading Cabot – Jan
Friday, January 12 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 7.01 Elevation gain/loss: 3051′ The summer parking lot was still accessible, though the potholes were deep. With an afternoon start, I made good use of the packed trails and sunlight and hurried up to the summit of Starr King, arriving in time to … Continue reading Waumbek – Jan
Sunday, January 7 Summits: Zeacliff, Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff Start: Zealand Road winter TH Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 22.85 Elevation gain/loss: 5440′ After spotting a car at Lincoln Woods at 5:30am, driving through 3″ of snow, and avoiding plows, we started out from Zealand Rd winter parking at 6:20am. It snowed all … Continue reading ZBonds – Jan
Saturday, January 6 Summits: Whiteface, Passaconaway, East & West Sleeper, South, Middle, & North Tripyramid Start: Olivarian Brook TH Finish: Pine Bend Brook TH Miles: 15.91 Elevation gain/loss: 6106′ I met up with Eric at Pine Bend Brook to drop a car at 10:15am. We drove over to Olivarian TH to get started. We headed … Continue reading WhitePassaTri – Jan
Saturday, January 6 Summits: Hancock, South Hancock Start/Finish: Hancock Overlook TH Miles: 9.22 Elevation gain/loss: 2982′ With a wicked early start (5:30am) from the trailhead, I was decidedly the first person on the trail this morning. I made very quick time for the first and last 3 miles, with a moderate pace on the large … Continue reading Hancocks – Jan
Friday, January 5 Summits: Osceola, East Osceola Start/Finish: Greeley Pond TH Miles: 6.89 Elevation gain/loss: 3451′ I was able to start from the Greeley Pond TH since the snow had melted sufficiently for the unplowed lot to be available. The water crossing half a mile from the trailhead was icy but there were rocks still … Continue reading Osceolas – Jan
