After a day of training as part of our 2-Day Winter Mt Washington program, our guest was ready to lock horns with the Rock and Ice Pile. Based on the summary below it was quite the day they had up there. Leading the charge was Redline Guide Debra McCown. Some of her words and a few of her photos to follow… It was cold, and we […]
A couple from Illinois reached out to us hoping to ski something in the backcountry, particularity on Mt Washington as that is what most people are aware of. One skier was pretty new to the sport so we didn’t want to do something too crazy, while to the other skier was clearly seasoned so we didn’t want to do something too easy either. Redline Guide Dominic […]
People with children sometimes put their adventurous lives on hold or shift gears entirely, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. With some creativity it is possible to enjoy parenting and adventuring. Enter the his and hers ice climbing adventure. A returning couple from Mass come up for two days. On day one, one parent got to climb for the day while their partner […]
We had a group up for our regular Two-Day Winter Mt Washington Program a little bit ago. On day one they had the training segment of the program. On day two they were supposed to take on Mt Washington. Supposed to. It didn’t happen. One member of the team came down with food poisoning. We told them not to the eat the gas station sushi but […]
Our first 2026 MWOBS Overnight Adventure offered such horrendous weather the Mt Washington Observatory (MWOBS) agreed with our assessment that we really needed to reschedule the event if possible to protect life, limb, and digits. Inasmuch it was moved to next weekend (wish us luck) and the event this week ended up being the first of the season. This time the event was a resounding success. […]
A couple of folks came to us hoping to have a White Mountains snowshoeing experience. They certainly picked the right place for it, and at the right time, so we were happy to easily accommodate. They had made specific requests. They wanted to go snowshoeing in the Whites. They wanted to ascend a 4000-footer peak. They wanted to gain experience winter hiking. They wanted to avoid […]
A couple of brothers, one from New Jersey and one from Massachusetts, reached out looking to get on the schedule for our Two-Day Winter Mt Washington Program. We were able to put them on for 2/20 and 2/21. Travel logistics really impacted day one, however. They were going to reach us in the afternoon instead of in the morning as is typical. No problem, though, Redline […]
Anything goes in the backcountry. Especially as it concerns backcountry skiing. Barring avalanche dangers — which should be avoided plain and simple — one has the embrace the variability to survive. Acceptance. The snowpack and ground conditions can be variable ranging from Champagne powder to hardpacked snow and ice. And this can all occur on the same line so being prepared for whatever the mountain throws […]
Our Grid-Gettin-Guest is still out there doing his thing, hiking those 48 4000-footers every month of the year (over a period of years) collecting those 576 peaks. And helping out on a lot of them is Redline Guide Chase Hall. On this leisure-weather hike the team took on Mt Jefferson, Mt Washington, and Mt Monroe, in that order. Thanks to rare, stellar weather, they were able […]
A returning father-daughter team came to us looking to up their game, and up it they did. The request was founded by the 13-year-old daughter. She had had her sights set on topping out on the notorious Huntington Ravine for a while. The initial plan was to take on Central Gully if the ice bulge was mostly snow covered, which it was not. Plan B was […]
Though unspecified on our booking form, pre-trip conversation revealed that a returning guest really wanted to hike the classic Franconia Ridge loop in winter and she finally pulled the trigger, so-to-speak. They had to start early due to our guest having an afternoon commitment, but Redline Guide Chase Hall was happy to accommodate her needs. But it wasn’t necessarily easy. Near whiteout conditions required that the […]
This is what one new guest wanted, specifically asking for Redline Guide Dominic Torro to show him some new terrain. He had a gift certificate from his wife, she knowing his passion for the mountains and trying new things. In this case he wanted some new backcountry lines to ski. Initially he hoped for an east-facing line off of Franconia Ridge (think: Lincoln Slide), but after […]
