Despite the threatening weather, today was a good day to hike. A 3" blanket of fresh snow covered the trails and a heavy rainstorm due for tomorrow threatens to ice the trails. We are not yet experienced winter hikers and although we have snowshoes we do not have crampons. We opted for a light hike up Red Hill in the Lakes Region. We needed poles but not snowshoes.
In the summer climbing takes as almost as much time down as up. Although the demands of your lungs are much less going down, most trails in the Whites are very rocky and you must pay attention to your footing. When a trail is snow covered but not iced you can return at blazing speed. Today's climb was 1 hour and 25 minutes up but only 35 minutes down.
Distance 3.4 miles; Climb 1350 feet; Elevation 2050 feet
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