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We have really been riding the weather roller coaster this winter. On Tuesday we saw temps here in the Valley in the mid-50's and I was out riding the bike all over the place. Next we had snow falling all day yesterday, bringing us 4 inches of powder. It still hasn't gotten really cold YET, tho that's in the prediction, and until that happens we're not clearly back into winter. In fact it was a sunny and almost balmy 35 at 11:30 this morning as I was snowplowing my driveway! SHEESH Needless to say that's not what those of us who live up here in the northlands want to see happening. Still, I'd rather be living up here than almost anywhere else.
GO PATS!!!!
Peak Warmth:
Mt Washington ticked off yet another record on Sunday, setting a new high temperature on the summit of 48 degrees at 6AM! That broke the previous high of 47, set in 1995. A high pressure caused an inversion which mage it significantly warmer on the summit than in North Conway. Interestingly enough, due to the inversion it was 50 degrees at 4000 feet. Let's hope we don't see that again until April…
For Your Listening Pleasure:
Kudos to Todd Swain, who sent me links to two very interesting interviews on NPR. Both of these can be listened to online or downloaded as podcasts. One is with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and the other with Doug Tompkins, founder of North Face and Esprit.
Even More, This Time About Freddie Wilkinson :
There have been a couple of interesting articles lately about local climber, alpinist, guide and author. They are all worth a read, so I'm passing them along.
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
Be sure to check the Ice Report Page for the full assortment.
20th Anniversary Mt. Washington Valley Ice Festival:
Believe it or not, you should be putting Ice Fest 2012 on your calendar. This year it's this February 1-3. Plans are already afoot and you can read about them here - http://icefest.blogspot.com/. If I were you I'd get your hotel accommodations in place 'cause this is going to be a big one!
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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
All ice is dangerous. Grade 4 pillars are pumpy. Grade 5 pillars are pumpy and dangerous. Except for certain rare days of triple-high biorythms and favorable planetary alignments, grade 6 is beyond reach.
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.
