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It's been cold week, plus we got about 6"of snow here in the Valley, bringing us the picture perfect New England White Christmas. ;-) Pretty much the entire town was closed on Christmas day and the peace and quiet was actually pretty darn nice. I don't even think that McDonalds was open!!! I grabbed an hour at the gym while dinner was in the oven and there were only a couple of folks there. Good times...
The snow that we did get was light and powdery. Easy to snowblow and remove, but did set up some potential for avalanche danger. If you haven't seen the video of the avalanche in Tucks on Xmas eve day, check out this link. This avalanche was observed in real-time from the AMC Caretaker's Cabin!
There is a large talus field up and right of Willies which I notice every year. The right side of it appears to have slid. In addition Willies looks as if it has slid as well. I would imagine that Shoestring has a lot of snow in there that could be problematic.
Just sayin...
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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
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HERE
So here are some of the pictures from Thursday. For ALL of the pictures and full Conditions Report go to the Ice Conditions page.
VALLEY CYCLING:
The Rogers Crossing trails were groomed today. Not sure about Marshall.
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Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
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