Mount Cabot

Trail: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail

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

“About 4”-5” of snow on top of well-defined trail of unconsolidated snow. Warming temps (in the 40s) softened the snow and caused constant balling under snowshoes for my friend. I greased the bottom of my snowshoes with vegetable oil the night before and the snow didn’t ball except a few times on the descent - made a huge difference. Saw a few others who barebooted. At higher elevation, trail got messy with deeper unconsolidated snow, snow dumps, and post holes. Got wet from meting snow falling on our heads and sweating from warm temps. Changed into dry shirts at summit. On the descent, we wore our hardshell and hood to keep dry.”

Trail: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular

“Trail was a hard packed highway. Bring snowshoes if you like the televators for the steeps. We started in spikes and dropped our snowshoes about a mile in and stayed in spikes all day. What a joy!! Testament to people using snowshoes on the unconsolidated snow and soft snow to have made it like this! Kudos as we can all benefit from your efforts! If it stays cold this is as good as it gets. Another benefit of all the snow is the great view into Maine from the old firetower site above the cabin.”

Trail: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail

Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky

“Only a few hikers out today. The trail is broken but not consolidated. Trees were dropping snow on way up and down this afternoon which led to quite a few cold snow baths! Way too warm to have a hood on. Just rolled with the punches. Any trail sections that had sun this afternoon started to get sticky and had to clear bottom of TSL snowshoes multiple times as snow began to ball up in sunny spots. Enjoy the views that have appeared!”