Huge salute to ALW Hiker and others for blazing the trail yesterday! I felt very spoiled today with their beautiful track. The temperature was quite cold at higher elevations, and everything had frozen. This meant that spikes were sufficient (and heavily recommended), and postholing was non-existent. HOWEVER, with the incoming system and warm weather, I'm going to guess that everything is going to turn to slop. Snowshoes will likely be needed again to smooth things out; don't be that person postholing and making it miserable for everyone. Since I am a bit salty that it is January 10, and I still haven't used my snowshoes yet this bizarro winter, I did put them on at the top and wore them down for a bit.
Windy at the top. Also, be mindful that the fluffy snow tree bombs turned to ice bombs that could actually have considerable consequences. Thankfully, the really big ones missed me, but it's still something to keep in mind. Fair amount of traffic today, but people were friendly. I got started early (7 am) and had some quiet time at the summit!
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ALW Hiker on Mount Washington
It was a team effort, glad it froze over for you!
I should have known as soon as I said snowshoes were needed, they wouldn't be. LOL.
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ALW Hiker on Jan 10, 2026 05:11 PM
mam013 on Mount Washington
Haha! It was bound to happen!! If you had said nah, no snowshoes, then without a doubt I woulda needed them. Can't win!
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mam013 on Jan 10, 2026 05:17 PM