Resources

Here are links to some of our favorite resources. You may find them as helpful to you as they are to us.
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Mountain Safety Resources

These resources help people stay alive in the mountains.

• Mt Washington Observatory (Unparalleled White Mountains weather insights) »
• MWOBS 48 Forecast PDF (48-hour higher summits and valley forecast) »
• MW 7-Day Forecast (A highly interactive weather tool from Trails NH) »
• NWS Hourly MW Weather (Written in weather geek, but it’s great for fine tuning) »
• Mt Washington Avalanche Ctr (On-mountain avalanche monitoring and forecasts) »
• Mountain Forecast (Worldwide 7-day dual-elevation forecasts) »
• New England Trail Conditions (Excellent source of current trail conditions) »
• Trails NH (Reports, data, and tools) »
• Hike Time Calculator (A useful Trails NH tool) »
• USGS Water Levels (Helpful water level monitoring for crossings) »
• USFS White Mountains (Excellent source for White Mountains alerts and such) »
• USFS Road Status on TrailsNH (Fairly up-to-date statuses of national forest roads and more) »
• NH Fish and Game (Overseers of all search and rescue matters) »
• Leave No Trace (LNT) (Teaches how to not ruin our wildlands) »
• WMNF Backcountry Camping Rules (Make sure you’re legally camping) »
• Hike Safe Organization (Teaching hikers on ways to be safe in the mountains) »
• NH Outdoor Council (SAR oversight and more) »
• Androscoggin Valley SAR (A local search and rescue organization) »
• Pemigewasset Valley SAR (A local search and rescue organization) »
• Mountain Rescue Service (A local search and rescue organization with a tech focus) »
• Lakes Region SAR (A quasi-local search and rescue organization helping in the southern ranges) »
• Randolph Mountain Club (A local age-old mountain club in the Northern Presis) »
• Appalachian Mountain Club (An age-old outdoors organization.) »
• Appalachian Mountain Club (NH) (The New Hampshire chapter of the AMC) »
• Mountain Wanderer Bookstore (Expert source of maps, books, and lore) »
• Gear and Clothing Lists (This document is attached to guest copies of our booking form) »

Educational Blogs/Groups

These resources offer wisdom by those in-the-know and willing to share.

• Redline Guiding Blog (Start here for great articles) »
• New Hampshire Tramper (Mike Cherim’s personal hiking blog) »
• Hiking in the White Mountains and Beyond (Chris Dailey’s trip reports and photos) »
• DM Outdoors (The adventures of Dan McGinness) »
• Section Hiker (Hiking and backpacking for beginners and experts) »
• 1 Happy Hiker (Unique White Mountain perspectives from John Compton) »
• Trail To Summit (A collective of female hikers and outdoor writers) »
• Paul William Gagnon: On Hiking (Reflections, reviews, reports, and more) »
• Hike the 4000-Footers of NH (A Facebook group dedicated to the NH 4000-footers) »
• 52 With-A-View Group (A Facebook group dedicated to the NH 52WAV peaks) »

Other Area Resources

Other things of interest while you’re here.

• Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce (Your local business portal.) »
• Eagle Mountain House (Long time friends of ours; we will always recommend them highly) »
• North Conway NH Area Guide (What else you can do while here…) »

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