Gridding Out Mount Washington

Summits: Mount Washington (6,288')

Trail route: Up and down beside the cog railway

Trail conditions: Several inches of fresh soft snow 

Weather: Overcast to start then undercast with sun through high clouds, cool temps with light winds

Total miles: 6

Total time:  6:00

Icy Hike to Mount Moosilauke

Summit: Mount Moosilauke (4,802')

Trail route: Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail

Trail conditions: Icy road walk, icy to hard pack snow on the trail

Weather: Cool, partly cloudy to sunny, cool breeze on the summit

Total miles: 8.5

Total time: 4:39

Hiking to a Snowy Owl's Head

Summit: Owl's Head (4,025')

Trail route: Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, Black Pond Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Brutus Bushwhack

Trail conditions: Icy start to a thin cover of snow to several inches of snow on the way out

Weather: Cloudy, cold and snowy

Total miles: 16

Total time:  9:30

Zealand/Bonds Traverse in December

Summits:  Zealand (4,260'), Guyot (4,580'), West Bond (4,540'), Mount Bond (4,698'), Bondcliff (4,265') 

Trail route:  Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail 

Trail conditions: Snow of varying depths from a couple of inches to over a foot with deep drifts on Guyot,

Weather: Cold and cloudy, windy and snowy at higher elevations

Total miles: 23.5

Total time:  13:55

Mount Willey for #500 on The Grid

Summit: Mount Willey (4,285')

Trail route: Kedron Flume Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Willey Range Trail

Trail conditions: A thin layer of snow to start up to several inches with some icy sections  

Weather: Cold with a partly cloudy sky and light snow flurries

Total miles: 5.4

Total time:  5