February 8, 2025
~ submitted by Sarah Duncan
We changed our destination due to Snow levels and avalanche risk and comfort of the group. We met at the base of Mount Washington Parkway at 815 and convoy drove to the trialhead.
The weather was cold and mostly clear.
We walked (carried the snow shoes) about 7 KM along the beautifully snow covered road to the trailhead where we donned our snowhoes and took turns breaking trail for awhile until we landed on some snowmobile tracks which we followed to where we opted to turn around just a shortish distance from the summit.
We opted to turn around a bit early based on time of day, distance and energy level of the group. The snow was lovely, the views were lovely and the company was awesome.
We hiked for just over 8 hours (breaks included in that time) and about 20KM with an elevation gain of over 800 meters.