Sarah and I went for Killington to finish her Vermont 5 and to get 49/115 towards the 111W for me. I had hoped to get further along with that this winter, but life gets in the way sometimes. Next year I'll get a little further I hope! The DEC mud advisory had us looking to hike elsewhere. I know in Vermont, they're pretty strict about mud season hiking, ticketing hikers as far as I've heard if they're out there and the mud season warning is out, so I checked multiple sources on line, including the Green Mountain Club page and didn't see that there were any limitations, so off we went. Unfortunately, we ran in to another hiker who told us a local was harassing her in the parking lot, telling her that Wheelerville Road was closed to anyone but locals at this time. I could not find anything on line about that when I returned home. E-mailed the Green Mountain Club with an inquiry and an FYI to them. As we drove out, we did notice a sign that verified what the local person stated. :( While we were out it was cold and windy, though I think we were better off then hitting the High Peaks, even if we could have, as when we summitted on Killington, we were protected a bit from the wind and I've seen some videos of some peaks in the Adirondacks from yesterday and it was pretty windy! Very dry, down low, but there is some mud along the way as you go on. Switched to spikes at around 2400 feet. The monorail held up, as it was pretty chilly and overcast, but if it warms up and gets sunny, snowshoes will be needed. The final .2 miles to the summit from the Cooper Lodge is very steep and some tricky icy spots, but I was able to navigate with my Hillsound Trail crampons and Sarah made short work of it with her K 10s. It wouldn't have been wrong to switch to my crampons, but they and my snowshoes, rode the pack all day. Having my Black Diamond whippet helped in a spot or two. Snow is crusty and dirty the whole way. Glad to make even a slight dent in the 111W. Probably won't be able to get out for the last winter weekend as I am on call, but enjoy to all and hope some of the new snow helps freshen things up!