To me this was an ideal winter New Hampshire 4000 Footer hike. After the junction with Flume Slide Trail we hit the Franconia Notch bike path and jumped onto Whitehouse Trail and completed the hike back to my waiting car at 1:45 pm. After the first mile or two the trail leveled out and the descent became easy. I briefly considered throwing on the microspikes but slowed my pace instead. Wet headed down Liberty Spring Trail which after losing some elevation became muddy and slick. At a switchback there was a view into the Pemigewasset Wilderness and we stopped to check out Owl’s Head crushed below an oppressive load of clouds. The hike up Lincoln Woods Trail was uneventful as always and we soon made Osseo Trail and started to climb. We considered whether or not to carry snowshoes as the conditions of Osseo Trail were unknown, but it had been long enough since the last snowfall that someone had probably already broken out the trail. The trail reports were looking good with a nice solid pack on most trails. We headed up one of my least favorite trails, Lincoln Woods Trail, with microspikes in our pack. It was overcast and there were light flurries, but the temperature was in the 20s and there was no wind at ground level. We considered the idea of doing Lincoln and Lafayette as well, but the forecast had some weather threatening in the afternoon and that was not a place we wanted to be stuck in bad weather.Īfter planting my car at Liberty Spring parking lot we shot back to Lincoln Woods and arrived at 8:00 am. We considered different peaks for a while and landed on doing a traverse over Mount Flume and Mount Liberty from Lincoln Woods Visitor Center to Liberty Spring Trail. Trail Report | Video | The Numbers Trail Reportįor the first hike of the new year a friend of mine and I took the opportunity that some mild weather provided to grab a couple winter 4000 Footers. You must obey all signage related to off-limits areas. Updates surrounding uphill access will be posted at the bottom of the SuperQuad lift - always check in before you begin your approach. Reminder: When Uphill Access is permitted, a ticket or season pass is required. Patrol will reestablish a plan for uphill access when it makes sense. Please note Uphill Travel is once again closed. Other notable mentions for the weekend include the start of First Tracks Sunday on the Super Quad (Sunday, 12/17). Check out all the happenings along with everything in store this holiday week here. Plan to stick around for live music in the Widowmaker featuring Blue Mountain Review starting at 5:45pm. It all starts Saturday with our annual Tree Lighting Festival and Holiday Gift Bazaar. With the Holiday less than two weeks away, it's time to start dialing in those plans. Sawduster and Snubber lifts will also open daily for the season. For the weekend we are looking at Sluice, Sluice headwall, Haywire and The Birches Learning Area coming online. Looking ahead, snowmaking continues on Spillway X-cut, Ramdown, Whiffletree, Lombard, Skidder and Stomping Ground. It was a sugary corduroy surface for most of the day with Hayburner and Gauge c0mpeting for "best of". Looks like a heavy band passing through which will be a nice touch up for afternoon skiers and riders and grooming overnight. It was a typical New England day of skiing and riding right through (approx.) 1:30.
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