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March 17, 2016
Hi Folks,
I took a last ride up to Crawford Notch this morning, partly to see how much of the ice had come down, and partly to grab another early season road bike ride. It’s either been cold or raining on and off the past several days so I haven’t been exactly inspired to go rock climbing. Instead I’ve used the time to put in some extra gym hours and time on the road bike when I can grab an hour here and there. You have to take what you can get. [wry grin]
Tho it started off foggy and raining this morning, it was 56 degrees and sunny when I rode by Frankenstein. I was somewhat surprised that there actually were more fragments of ice here & there. Needless to say there was nothing remotely climbable, and the water was roaring. I could hear it from the road, in-between the cars. Here are some pictures for your interest:
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I know I keep saying this, but I have to repeat it again - there is a lot of ice still hanging out here and there above the climbs on both Cathedral & Whitehorse. I would stay away from much of Cathedral Ledge and anything other than the South Buttress of Whitehorse for a while. Humphrey’s looks pretty darn clear, as does Sundown and of course places like Shell Pond and Longstack. Stick to those and you should be good. Here are some pix of some of the ice danger for your edification:
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This is the last ice report of this season. As I mentioned above, there is nothing left to climb anywhere in the lower elevations. While there is ice on the Mountain, it is rapidly degenerating as well. If you do go up there, you most certainly need to be very vigilant. In addition you should be aware that in many places the snowfields are like sheets of ice. There were two accidents over last weekend within 2 hours of each other that left both victims with life-threatening injuries and requiring helicopter evacuation! Even if you are just hiking, be cautious please.
Yup, the snow biking is done for the year. However we are rapidly moving toward regular mountain bike weather. All we need is for the trails to dry out a bit and we’ll be good to go. In the meantime I have been getting out every few days on the road bike while there aren’t a lot of cars around. Last week I rode around town, over in Jackson and up the Kanc. There was a lot of sand on the Jackson roads and some of the Kanc road was pretty funky. I got in a ride today up in Crawford Notch from the WIlley House to Mt. Clinton Road and back. There was no sand on that road and the pavement was in surprisingly good shape. I checked out Mt Clinton Road and it is rideable all the way to the Base Road. I also looked at bear Notch and it should be passable in about a week.
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Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
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