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To paraphrase - "Ice climbers...we have ignition." [wry grin] YUP, at last we've pretty clearly got an ice season in hand. I sure hope all of you are as psyched as all the locals, the guides even I am about it. WOO WOO
As I'm also pretty sure you know that over the past week or 10 daze we've had some major snow/rain events. The most recent being all snow and dropping 6-10" of powder. Of course it happened right after my roof got rakes, but that's really unsurprising. HA... Needless to say the ski areas are all pleased as punch about that. It does make getting around in the woods here & there a bit on the annoying side, but that's winter in the Whites, right. It's been darn cold over the past several nights and it's going to stay cold for the next several days, so that's going to help keep the ice-building process going. Even into next week the cold nights and mid to low 30's daytime temps are perfect for the ice. Get out and enjoy it
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective January 28, 2026
Overall there is a LOT of ice out there right now. From everything I hear, the better conditions are in the sun where the ice can get plastic. Stuff in the. Shade is hard, brittle, and it's not getting refreshed like we all would like.
Huntington Ravine
numerous options
Repentance
been done
Standard Route
GOOD
Dracula
IN & fat
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
The usual pictures will be on NEClimbs.com and FaceBook if available.
VALLEY CYCLING:
Bear Notch Rd has been groomed and the snow machines are out there. Sawyer River Road has been used by snow machines, but it's not groomed and the other side of the road is not open at this time. Rogers Crossing bike trails were groomed 1/17/2024. This is cold dry snow so it may take a bit to firm up. Other trails in the area not so much. Thanks to White Mountain NEMBA for all they do.
Mobile Version Of NEClimbs:
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:
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
Each climber loses one finger or toe once in a while. This is a small but important reason for Polish climbers' success. Western climbers haven't lost as many fingers or toes.
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.
