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Well, everyone wanted it so it was bound to happen! That's right - we got 7 or so inches of snow last night and possibly another inch overnight. Fortunately it's somewhat light and powdery as well, so the skiing should be good. I know folks that skinned up Hurricane Mt Road and say that the downhill was great. It is going to make getting around to the various climbing areas a bit of a hassle for a bit tho. Plus until the MTB trails get re-groomed they won't be very good. But this sure makes things feel a whole like the winter season we all know and love.
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My Wolfeboro gig Wednesday night was cancelled due to snow and terrible driving conditions so I got to attend the COOP meeting. I was really pleased to see all the young climbers at the meeting and on the board. The big news is that they have a solid lead on a possible location off Eastman Road. They have been in negotiations and had several meetings with the owner and while there are no guarantees, at this time it is looking good. I am actually optimistic that this may finally come to fruition! Enough so that I made what is for me, a somewhat significant donation. If this is something that you would like to see happen in the Valley, consider making a donation or get involved. While the web site is a little behind, they should be posting the minutes from Wednesday's meeting soon here:
HEY - A lot of folks would like to see this happen. Let's see what we can do?
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective December 15, 2025
Took a quick ride into the Notch Monday morning. There was a lot more climbable stuff than on Thursday. At this rate by the weekend many things will be in normal IN conditions.Weather permitting of course. NOTE - possibility of rain late Thursday! FWIW In many placed right now, including my yard, the ground is simply NOT fully frozen. Please don't count on getting those solid turf-shots... Protect early and often!
Huntington Ravine
got some good stuff
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
looks good
Dracula
very close, possible
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
MT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY VALLEY WEATHER:
Low pressure will exit New England Thursday, dragging a cold front through early this morning before stalling out over the Canadian Maritimes through Friday evening. An upper level ridge will begin to build in late Friday night.
Scattered upslope snow showers will continue this morning, some producing moderate snowfall at times, as a cold front makes its way across the state. Temperatures behind the frontal passage will drop steadily in the afternoon, falling to the mid teens by late Thursday afternoon as strong cold air advection occurs. Upslope snow showers will become more likely in the afternoon as northwesterly flow strengthens and increased moisture filters in on the backside of the low-pressure system. It will be quite windy in the wake of the front, with gusts up to 50mph at times. Favorable upslope flow will keep scattered upslope snow showers through the nighttime hours, with light accumulations anticipated. As the low-pressure system begins to move further away Friday afternoon, snow shower activity will start to taper off. Temperatures will struggle to rise through the day Friday, with highs only in the low 20s. As an upper-level ridge begins to work in overhead Friday evening, drier air will begin to mix downward, and winds will lessen, though still gusting up to 30mph early in the evening.
The bigger story associated with this low will be the prolonged period of elevated winds after the cold front passes Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning. With high wind gusts Thursday afternoon through Friday morning, and falling temperatures in the lower elevations, wind chill values will descend to near 10 below late Thursday night into early Friday morning.
MW AVALANCHE CENTER:
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center is now in full winter operations, issuing daily avalanche forecasts at 7:00 a.m. and will continue to do so until we transition back to a general advisory in the spring.
12/10/2025 - In the bowl it was moderately windy with snow actively falling and accumulating. When skinning to the mouth of right gully, isolated snow cracking under ski was observed. Cracks were 2.5-4cm deep. We dug a pit at the mouth of right gully and found impenetrable icy surface 90cm down. With three taps on the shovel, swinging from the elbow, two unique layers were identified. We boot packed to the top choke in right gully and had a great ski out, mostly on soft textured snow and some piles of wind blown fresh snow.
MUSICAL NOTES
I'll be at the Majestic Cafe in Conway Village on Friday from 7-9pm playing with Jarrod Taylor and Tim Gilmore. As always it will be a fun excursion through a mix of the American Songbook and some funkier stuff. Then on Saturday I will be at Ledge Brewing with the same guys, filling in for our fearless leader Jim McLaughlin who is under the weather. This time we will be playing blues, funk and a tiny bit of jazzy stuff. And yes, I'll be singing for this one. LOL
If you are at all interested in what else is coming up with me musically, you can always see my schedule here: http://www.alhospers.com/?PageName=2
VALLEY CYCLING:
The trails had been pretty darn reasonable until yesterday. Marshall had been groomed so it was fun and overall the other trails in the area were getting decently boot-packed. That all changed last night with 7 or so inches of soft snow. It's going to take a grooming effort and several days for things to get back to good riding again. HOWEVER I stopped by Rogers Crossing on my way back from Crawford Notch late morning and it looked as if that was in the process of getting a groom-refresh! Stay tuned...
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