Hikers ascended Moriah on a warm, sunny day with thin mushy snow at lower elevations requiring snowshoes above 600 meters, then descended via boot skiing and snowshoe sliding on rotting snow.

Three hikers completed a ridge traverse of six White Mountains peaks on January 20, breaking trail on the Carter-Moriah trail connector which had not been used in several weeks. Winter conditions included new snow over recent tracks, drifts, and extreme cold with forecasted windchills around -15 to -20°F.