Mount Avalon

Trail: Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“Two of us wore snowshoes the whole way. While it’s packed down on the lower section of Avalon Trail, the trail gets softer and a lot steeper where snowshoes would be best, especially with heel lifts. Evidence of butt-sliding down Avalon trail from Avalon summit present. Avalon Trail to Mt. Field summit has a well-defined trench with areas of unconsolidated snow. Great views from both Mts Avalon and Field. Willey Range Trail has a trench with occasional chunks of fallen snow from trees dotting the trail. We had to avoid some postholes while trying to navigate around spruce branches sticking out into the trail. At Mt. Willey summit we noticed that Willey Range Trail beyond the summit was broken out. We retraced our tracks back down Willey Range Trail to the A-Z trail junction and took Mt. Tom Spur Trail to Mt. Tom summit. The trail was packed down. The descent down A-Z trail and Avalon Trail was good on packed down trails. We noticed divots on the trail from bareboots/microspikes. Great day on the trails with lots of sun and excellent visibility.”

Trail: Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“Two of us wore snowshoes the whole way. While it’s packed down on the lower section of Avalon Trail, the trail gets softer and a lot steeper where snowshoes would be best, especially with heel lifts. Evidence of butt-sliding down Avalon trail from Avalon summit present. Avalon Trail to Mt. Field summit has a well-defined trench with areas of unconsolidated snow. Great views from both Mts Avalon and Field. Willey Range Trail has a trench with occasional chunks of fallen snow from trees dotting the trail. We had to avoid some postholes while trying to navigate around spruce branches sticking out into the trail. At Mt. Willey summit we noticed that Willey Range Trail beyond the summit was broken out. We retraced our tracks back down Willey Range Trail to the A-Z trail junction and took Mt. Tom Spur Trail to Mt. Tom summit. The trail was packed down. The descent down A-Z trail and Avalon Trail was good on packed down trails. We noticed divots on the trail from bareboots/microspikes. Great day on the trails with lots of sun and excellent visibility.”

Trail: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes

“Snowshoes from start to finish. The trails to Tom and Field are in great shape. Going from Field to Willey was a mix of 18 inch post-holes and single lane travel. There were a few people that took the trip to Willey so the trail is going to be in much better shape. Easy to avoid the holes with snowshoes, just floated above them. Any going off the path meant sinking a bit so best to stay in the middle as best you can. Temperatures were cold and very little wind. Blue skies and great views of the Presidentials.”