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December 21, 2023
Hi Folks,
Here we sit after yet another major rain event, we are in a full recovery mode. While not a hurricane, like Irene, it had even more impact on the infrastructure in our community. A number of people lost their homes to flooding, and since this is happening literally a week before the Xmas holiday, the impact on business will be significant.
I have lived in the Valley for 27 years and I haven't seen this much rain and flooding. The river was running over the middle of the Schartner strawberry fields, which I've never seen before.
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/StrawberryFields.jpg
Not only did the warmup and 4"+ of rain wash away pretty much all the ice and a significant portion of the snow, like Irene it has caused Rt 302 through Crawford Notch to be closed. The little bridge across Bemis Brook, 1/4 mile below the Arethusa Falls road, was severely damaged and there was a rockfall above the Willey House. While once again the climbing community is worried about access to Frankenstein, the bigger concern is the inability of both tourists and workers to get up to the Bretton Woods. According to the State DOT almost 10,000 cars use the road A DAY! It could not have come at a worse time. And at this point it is not clear how long it will be closed. Fortunately it is not as big a washout the one from Irene was, but the bridge abutments were significantly damaged and it is apparently unstable. Here are a few pictures.
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/302-b.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/302-d.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/RR_tracks.jpg
And yet today was a beautiful day, tho never above freezing...
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/Whitehorse.jpg
Unfortunately the long range forecast isn't great. [sigh]
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/forecast.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/CathedralLedge-1.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/CathedralLedge-2.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/CathedralLedge-3.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/northEnd.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/trollville.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231221/goofers.jpg
The usual pictures will be on NEClimbs.com and FaceBook if available.
YIKES - The trails that were just getting in shape, are now muddy. We will have to wait till they dry out, or we get some snow.
Up on one of the Mount Washington Valley's finest crags and want to know what that climb you're looking at is? Or maybe you're on your way up from Boston and want to check out the Ice Report for your upcoming weekend plans. Or more likely, you're at work just want to daydream about your next adventure. Well if you have a smart phone handy, you can get to NEClimbs from anywhere you have cell service. While it doesn't offer every single feature of the site and it's not an "app", in mobile form, it does do a whole lot and is very useful. Here is the live link to the mobile version of NEClimbs:
http://www.neclimbs.com/mobile
Check it out and if you have issues on your specific phone, please feel free to let me know.
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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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