I got to the trail today about 8:30. No issues with the road and there were just a few cars there with it being Christmas.
At the trailhead, there’s a sign indicating that the trail is closed west of the Mount Washington trail due to mudslides, but this doesn’t impact Mount Washington hikers.
Overall, the trail was in decent shape considering all of the rain we’ve had in the past month. There are lots of sticks and obstacles on the trail, but they weren’t a big problem.
About halfway up, the snow begins to stick. I managed without spikes or gaiters, but the last mile or so I was basically postholing. It was raining as I was getting to the bottom so I’m guessing that it’s probably snowing at the top, as it was getting cold, so conditions may change in the next few days.
Overall it was a great hike, beautiful day and friendly hikers. Merry Christmas all!
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