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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 19, 2026
Just as you would expect following Ice Fest AND a week of truly balmy temps, going to be upper 30's today, the ice can be a mixed bag. I saw someone post about how things are terrible. But digging into it, I realized they were talking about places like the North End that are very well used. It probably gets the most use of all. There are only a few places that have really easy access to moderate climbing and where you can set up a bunch of top-ropes. So that's not unexpected. And of course the climbs that are getting a lot of full sun are getting somewhat punked-out. On my way back from Wolfeboro mid-afternoon a few days ago I took a look at Rainbow Slabs which look as if they are getting pretty funky. And I watched a hunk of the bottom of Way In The Wilderness fall down! IMO it's really the time to start paying attention to what you're walking underneath, any time of the day. Enjoy this weather, but keep paying attention...
Huntington Ravine
numerous options
Repentance
iffy
Standard Route
GREAT conditions
Dracula
IN & very fat
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
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