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ekob711 t1_j9cg4m4 wrote

My wife is hiking to an overnight hut in the whites Friday then back down Saturday. I’m starting to wonder if that makes any sense.

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TheCloudBoy OP t1_j9cgt7f wrote

Well given residual snow, gusty NW winds above the tree line, wind chills falling below -20°F in the afternoon, & trails potentially hard to navigate after fresh snow, my initial thought is she should wait. A few questions:

  1. What trail will she be on and what's the hut she's trying to reach?

  2. What time is she starting the hike on Friday?

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ekob711 t1_j9cgzyf wrote

Will find out shortly!

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ekob711 t1_j9cu7jx wrote

The big problem i see is that carter notch hut is unheated!

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TheCloudBoy OP t1_j9czldg wrote

If she and her group are adequately prepared, then I think that section of the hike isn't impossible. My main worry is actually blowing snow reducing visibility & obscuring trail markers. The girl Sotelo who perished on the Franconia Ridge succumbed to that exact issue.

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ekob711 t1_j9czwvn wrote

What about staying overnight in an unheated hut in -12 temp?

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TheCloudBoy OP t1_j9d0b7a wrote

I mean, I wouldn't place that high up on my list of things to do either. She's better off going late Saturday into Sunday when Sunday's highs climb 20 degrees higher

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ekob711 t1_j9d0yfy wrote

Thanks so much! I think I’ve talked her into picking another night.

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TheCloudBoy OP t1_j9d1e28 wrote

This is the kind of reasonable intelligence that continues to make the Granite State the smartest in the entire country!

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TJsName t1_j9d6h14 wrote

Yeah, 19 Mile Brook is not really a wind/visibility concern. The cold at the hut is though, so definitely make sure you have warm enough gear for the bunkhouse.

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kelvin_bot t1_j9cgu9g wrote

-20°F is equivalent to -28°C, which is 244K.

^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)

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ekob711 t1_j9cjd1b wrote

Carter notch so not above tree like. Taking “19 Miles Trail.” But it’s about 4 miles to the hut. Will hit trail around noon.

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