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The weather this week has been a real tease for
everyone. You ride down the road and the snowbanks are all brown
and look like the ground, but of course they aren't. That said
we are starting to get patches of exposed ground where the sun
is melting the snow and that's enough to get us all thinking about,
what else, ROCK!
Of course the rock season has already started at places like Rumney,
if it every stopped! People here are going out to Humphrey's and
Sundown trying to grab the sunny pseudo-warm and bug-free days
while they can. It is a time when you have to be careful tho. George
Hurley and friend were at Humphrey's this week when a large chunk
of ice fell off directly above them, fortunately disintegrating
in mid-flight. They were lucky. I went over past Whitehorse yesterday
and I think it will be a long time before anyone should attempt
any climbs on the right or middle. However once we have a few more
dry days the South Buttress should be good.
Whatever you do out there just make sure that there isn't some
ice lurking in a crack above your head. It's a tricky transition
time and maybe one that is better served up on Mt Washington or
on a bike. <grin> Hey, I've already gotten in 4 good rides
this week.
Oh yeah, one more thing. The Valley didn't get ANY of the snow
that hit Southern NH & Massachusetts! Right now it's 44 and
sunny. Eat your heart out.
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective February 26, 2026
The '26 ice season has been quite good. Sure there are places where it didn't really happen - Snot Rocket, Machine, etc. But the classics are all in and overall still in great shape. AND we didn't get one of those early-winter warm-up events that put a hard reset on the season. We are scheduled for a bit of a warmup through Sunday, and that should be a good thing. Frankly we need to get some flow happening for a refresh before it gets cold again. And it will. After all, it ain't spring yet!
Huntington Ravine
numerous options
Repentance
iffy
Standard Route
GREAT conditions
Dracula
very fat
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
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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
The rules of the game must be constantly updated to keep up with the expanding technology. Otherwise we overkill the classic climbs and delude ourselves into thinking we are better climbers than the pioneers.
Climbing is a very dangerous sport. You can get hurt or even kill yourself. When you go climbing, you do so of your own free will. Everything on this site is to be taken with a grain of salt. Don't blame us if you get up some totally heinous route, in over your head and fall and hurt yourself.
