Mount Hancock (South Peak)

Trail: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail

Conditions: Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes

“Snowshoes car to car (minus crossing the road) First couple miles were okay and then the post holing started. It’s probably the worst I’ve ever seen. We were able to avoid sinking with snowshoes and navigating carefully in the very center of the trail. Up on the ridge the trail is annihilated. Knee to waist deep post holes from people navigating in spikes.”

Trail: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail

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

“Well packed trails to the loop junction, good for spikes or SShoes- soft and loose on both ascents to the ridge, very deep snow on the ridge with tight spots and drifts-snowshoes recommended as hikers on trail postholed or fell from unstable snow, constant duck downs...you are likely to butt slide or fall on the descent, whichever way you go...”

Trail: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail

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

“Great conditions today. Bare booted to the loop and used snowshoes for the heal lifts up the steep section to north hancock. Got narrow as I reached to top of the ridge. Had to crawl a couple places up high. Kept the snowshoes on for the ridge walk to south hancock. The ridge was tight and narrow, with lots of spikey evergreen branches. Glad I was wearing eyeware up there. Packed away my snowshoes on South and slid down the steep section and bare booted out. Fast and fun trail. Felt like Spring today.”