Moose-ing on Moosilauke-- Tri modal !
- Leaders
- Michele Pratusevich (C), Rich Kramer (C)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- C
- Trip date
- Sunday, January 24th, 2016
- Difficulty rating
- Medium-Hard
- Prerequisites
- Must have full face covering including goggles. Have successfully been on a WS hike before. Good physical condition.
Join us for a nice 10-mile saunter on Mt. Moosilauke up the Carriage Road and then some above treeline fun. For 5-ish miles, you get a nice steady hike up one of the most popular mountains in the Whites. Then, you poke above treeline for nearly a mile along an exposed ridge, which just so happens to coincide with the Appalachian Trail. While you're at it, tag 4802' Moosilauke and add it to your 4000-footers list! If the visibility elves are beneficent, enjoy a view which is regarded as one of the best in the Whites.
Once we're satisfied with our above-treeline experience, we will go back down the Carriage Road with the help of gravity and some sleds. The Carriage Road is a wide trail that makes sledding down especially fun. We'll get an early start to make sure we don't hit our turnaround time.
It appears that there will be enough XC-skis available for rent this weekend. If that holds, we'll plan to ski in/out along the bottom two miles or so which have a gentle slope. No prior XC experience required.
In summary: 10.8 miles round trip, 2100 feet of elevation gain, above treeline, skis, snowshoes, and sleds.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 20, 2016, noon
- Signups closed at
- Jan. 23, 2016, 10:29 p.m.
- Notes
(1) Ever been above treeline in the winter before? (2) What is your favorite winter hike so far? (3) Where are you coming from on Sunday morning (Boston, Camelot, etc.)? (4) cell # ?