First-person hike on Table, Peekamoose, and Lone on March 28, 2026, with crusty supportive snow and ice in shaded areas. Route-finding was challenging on the descent to Lone due to remaining snowpack obscuring the trail, requiring GPS and compass navigation. The return route from Lone down to the Neversink was also faint with intermittent snow cover and fallen leaves obscuring the path.
Hikers encountered access restrictions at Sugarloaf ski resort despite having purchased an access pass, with ski patrol initially denying summit access due to liability concerns. After negotiation, they completed a ridge traverse to Spaulding with significant wind-drifted snow, steep descent sections on wet sticky snow, and navigation challenges due to obliterated trail markings.
A solo winter hike attempting Sawteeth that turned back near the summit due to deep snow (4–5 feet), obscured trail corridor, blowdowns, and challenging route-finding in low visibility. Snow conditions remained stable with no ice, but trail markers and routing became difficult to follow above the col.
Hikers snowshoed Dry Brook Ridge from Millbrook Road PA with excellent conditions of 6-10 inches of dry powder snow and cold temperatures. Route-finding was challenging due to infrequent trail markers and occasional blowdown, though faint tracks and animal sign occasionally aided navigation. The trail was blown in at the summit.
First-person account of off-trail winter hike to Northeast Moose Peak on November 30, featuring fresh snow, blowdowns, bushwhacking through spruce, and navigation challenges with minimal visibility and white trail markers obscured by snow cover.
Hikers completed a traverse from Knoblock to Tripod on April 9 in frozen spring conditions with 1–2 feet of snow in places. Wore spikes throughout and encountered thick blowdown and new growth sections requiring some route-finding, but conditions were generally navigable and the frozen ground provided good support.
Hiked Ellen via the Jerusalem Trail and Long Trail in Vermont on February 17, 2024, encountering about a foot of fresh snow on the ridge from a recent snowfall. Route-finding was necessary due to snow cover and blowdown on the Long Trail, though clearing work from the previous weekend had helped. Summit was socked in clouds, but conditions improved lower on the descent with sun and pleasant weather.