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Yet another snow event yesterday and last night brings the Valley total to around 30" in the past 10 daze! WOO WOO... There was another 2 hour delay for the schools as well. Let me tell you, this is getting old. It was clear in the Valley at 9:30, but still snowing like crazy when got up to the Notch at around 10AM.
From the state of the road, you could tell that the DOT was having trouble keeping up. None of the lots were plowed yet, except for the one at the top of Crawford Notch, Sawyer River Road and the one by Ripley Falls. The lower lot at Frankenstein wasn't plowed, but I feel certain it will be soon.
Not too many pictures from the Notch today. It was snowing such that many of the places I get weren't even visible. I normally climb the snowbank at the Dry River Campground, but it's not 8'+ and almost impossible to climb up on. I couldn't even see any of Mt Willard from the road.
I was reading an article in the Conway Sun the other day that reinforced what I had seen on the regional weather a week ago. Apparently in North Conway the average temperature was 26 degrees in January. This is 7.9 degrees higher than the 30 year average of 18.1! I'm not sure what we're at for February, but it really hasn't felt that cold to me.
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective February 26, 2026
The '26 ice season has been quite good. Sure there are places where it didn't really happen - Snot Rocket, Machine, etc. But the classics are all in and overall still in great shape. AND we didn't get one of those early-winter warm-up events that put a hard reset on the season. We are scheduled for a bit of a warmup through Sunday, and that should be a good thing. Frankly we need to get some flow happening for a refresh before it gets cold again. And it will. After all, it ain't spring yet!
Huntington Ravine
numerous options
Repentance
iffy
Standard Route
GREAT conditions
Dracula
very fat
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
WINTER PARKING HEADS UP: NEW GUIDEBOOK - THE NOTCHES BY JON SYKES:
You can get your copy at all the regular climbing shops like IME, EMS and Ragged or online directly from the publisher here:
VALLEY CYCLING:
With close to 30" of snow in the past 10 days the riding has really taken a crash. Things should firm up as the snowmobiles come out this weekend and the temps moderate. Stay tuned...
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