Mount Monadnock

Trail: White Dot Trail, White Cross Trail

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

“Trails were very slushy due to the warmer weather. Microspikes the whole way but I could have used snowshoes just the same. A lot of running water at the summit, creating pools and a slush mix. Outside a few steep sections of slippery wet snow, trails were in great condition. Get out there and enjoy!”

Trail: Marlboro Trail

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

“Still plenty of snow. In places the ski pole went in to the handle, even with a snow basket. Some unfortunate post-holed the first 1/4 mile of the trail before realizing the error of their ways and turning back. Somebody on snowshoes went up to the first rock step, around 0.7 mile, before the last storm, but their tracks were mostly covered. We broke trail up to the Marion junction and beyond, to the 2600' mark, before hitting our turnaround time. In the trees, the snow was still a bit fluffy and the snowshoes sank a foot or so. In open areas, the snow had melted and refrozen a few times, and the snowshoes barely made a dent. Still, we didn't meet anything hard enough to use spikes or an axe.”

Trail: Teds Trail, Cliff Trail

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

“Up and down Ted's Trail. Snowshoes door to door. The snow there is way too soft for anything else. I did stray from the old trough near the top a couple of times so my apologies :) It was almost completely filled in up there.”