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The main reason I live up here is because each season brings its own unique things to do. Ice Season 2022/23 is done and it's time to break out the rock gear, bikes and maybe even the white water kayaks. Of course there have been times when the ice in lower elevations has hung on longer, but it's somewhat rare. But here's a picture George took of me on Dracula on April 5, 2001. Go figure...
As I've mentioned before, there is still stuff hanging out over the top of many of the popular early season rock warm-ups, and likely will be until we get some significant rain, perhaps next week! Here's what is on the Unicorn Ledge on Wednesday, just above the North End crack climbs and a few pic of Whitehorse:
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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
VALLEY CYCLING:
Upper areas with southern exposure (Swamp, Sidehill, Rattlesnake) are starting to dry out and be rideable. That said, if it's muddy, please hold off riding that particular trail. Lower areas in the shade still have packed snow. Sawyer RR still is snowy, but Bear Notch is a mix. Th Sawyer RR pix are from last Sunday.
Come out next Wednesday and support your friendly local Trail Groomers. They all do amazing work year-round keeping our trails in great shape. Good music and BEER! A great band I play with is going to be there and I hope you can make it...
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Up on one of the Mount Washington Valley's finest crags and want to know what that climb you're looking at is? Or maybe you're on your way up from Boston and want to check out the Ice Report for your upcoming weekend plans. Or more likely, you're at work just want to daydream about your next adventure. Well if you have a smart phone handy, you can get to NEClimbs from anywhere you have cell service. While it doesn't offer every single feature of the site and it's not an "app", in mobile form, it does do a whole lot and is very useful. Here is the live link to the mobile version of NEClimbs:
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