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March 22, 2024

Hi Folks,

Well the weather outside is truly FRIGHTFUL! A bit over 20 degrees and pretty continual winds ranging from 20, up to 35+. The lights were flickering all morning, the power went out and then came back on after about 90 minutes! About a week ago we had the power go off for about 5 hours, but it wasn't this cold. Looks as if March is going OUT like the proverbial lion! YIKES

In case you haven't heard, we are supposed to get 6-8" of snow on Saturday into Saturday night. Hopefully you weren't planning to go up on Mt Washington this weekend. Avalanche danger now is high, and it seems as if that will be the same or worse over the weekend. Just sayin...

I drove up into the Notch this morning, just to document things for consistency. I likely won't be in town for a lot of April, so it seemed like a good thing to do. There was a LOT of blowing snow and it was hard to get any decent pics, so I'm only going to post a few in the Instant Ice Report section below.

INCIDENT REPORT FROM 3/19:
There were a series of accidents in Tuckerman Ravine on March 9th that in one case resulted in a fatality. Here is the official report from the Mt Washington Avalanche Center.
https://www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/long-sliding-fall-fatality-tuckerman-ravine-mount-washington/

As is always the case, conditions on Mt Washington can totally be a crap-shoot - no matter what your level of expertise. On the same day there was a rescue of a totally unprepared individual on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail.
v DAVID BREASHEARS 68:
RIP David...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/obituaries/david-breashears-dead.html
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective April 24, 2024
It's all over for 2023/2024.
Huntington Ravine OUT  
Repentance OUT  
Standard Route OUT Click to see route picture.
Dracula OUT Click to see route picture.
For the full current conditions report, CLICK HERE

http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/CathedralLedge_1.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/CathedralLedge_2.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/Dropline_Machine.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/Frankenstein_Amphitheater.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/Frankenstein_RightSide.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/MtWillard_UpperTier.jpg

And Mt Clinton Rd! http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240321/CrawfordPathParking.jpg

Of course the usual pictures will be on NEClimbs.com and FaceBook if available.

VALLEY CYCLING:
There still is some riding here and there...

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Remember - climb hard, ride the steep stuff, stay safe and above all BE NICE,

Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire


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