Spring Hike to Pierce Before the Snowstorm

Summit: Mount Pierce (4,310')

Trail route: Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail

Trail conditions: Solid white sidewalk with a confusing trail from the junction to the summit

Weather: Sun showing through high cloud cover before an incoming snowstorm, cold and windy on the summit

Total miles: 7

Total time: 3:46

Gridding Out Mount Carrigain and February

Summit: Mount Carrigain (4,700')

Trail route: Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail

Trail conditions: Solid snowpack with a thin coating of new snow and minor drifting below Signal Ridge

Weather: Cold temps and cold wind on the summit, full sunshine to afternoon cloud cover

Total miles: 13.6

Total time:  7:25

Madison and Adams Completes Round 10 of the 48 Four Thousand Footers

Summits: Mount Adams (5,774'), Mount Madison (5,367')

Trail route: Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside Trail, Air Line

Trail conditions: Solid packed trail up Valley Way, some ice on Madison cone and solid snowpack up to Adams, rock and ice on Durand Ridge, soft snow on Air Line

Weather: Cool temps and wind on the summits, sun through high thin clouds 

Total miles: 10

Total time:  7:25

Winter Hike to Lafayette and Lincoln

Summits: Mount Lafayette (5,260'), Mount Lincoln (5,089')

Trail route: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail

Trail conditions: Hard packed snow with some ice along the ridge and soft snow on the way down

Weather: Sunshine with cold temps and windy across the ridge

Total miles: 8.8

Total time: 7:00

Osceolas in February

 

Summits: East Osceola (4,156'), Mount Osceola (4,340')
Trail route: From the Kancamagus Highway via Greeley Ponds Trail, Mount Osceola Trail
Trail conditions: Solid frozen base with a top layer of semi-firm snow
Weather: Comfortably cold with sunshine and blue sky
Total miles: 7.6
Total time:  6:00