Do you like skiing but hate crowds? Do you want to free yourself from being a cog in the ski-lift machine? Then you should sign up for this trip!

The trip plan is to start on the western face of Mt. Washington, ascending the clearing around the Cog Railway to the edge of the treeline. Then, we'll turn around and ski down (a climb/ski decent of 1.5 miles and 2000'). We might try to do two laps depending on our time.

In the event that the snow conditions make for unpleasant or dangerous skiing, we will skin and ski at Bretton Woods instead (expect to pay for a 25$ uphill pass) which supposedly has ‘the best grooming in the east.’

This trip is intended for skiers who are comfortable on black resort runs and have used alpine touring gear at least once. You should be able to ski precisely and avoid obstacles. The terrain we will be skiing will be bumpy and ungroomed, consistently with easy black in steepness, but ungroomed and narrow in parts (narrow down to 15' or so in spots). We anticipate Saturday being extremely cold, with a windchill down to minus digits °F, so it is important you have your layering system down and are efficient with transitioning -- be prepared!! If you fear the cold, this trip is not for you.

If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, edit the “Lottery preferences” on your MITOC profile to show this. Please budget for 30$ trip fees, rideshare expenses (approx 30-50$, plus $10 parking/car)

The pre-trip meeting for this trip is mandatory (even if you're not renting gear) and will take place on Thursday before WS lecture (more details in pre-trip email).