Mike and I climbed Hell Brook on Saturday. The trail was icy from
recent rains. To add to the excitement it snowed the whole day. So at
first it was slippery because we couldn't see the ice, but as the snow
accumulated footing improved, as we were just walking in snow. The
snow never really accumulated enough to make hiking too difficult,
maybe 6 inches over all for the day (more up top). Speaking of the
top, our summit was really exciting. The wind was blowing really hard,
40+. It was very difficult to stand. Originally, we had hoped to cross
the ridge, but the wind was just too much. We dropped down the long
trail to the Taft Cabin for a sandwich, before finishing out the
mellow decent to the Notch.