Adams - Valley Way to Airline/Gulfside to Airline and back - 12-14-2025

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Adams, NH

	Trails:	Valley Way to Airline/Gulfside to Airline and back

	Date of Hike:	Sunday, December 14, 2025

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Lots of cars at Appalachia gave false hope. Not a commensurate number of hikers on the trail, to say the least. Ran into three other people. Heard/saw another two descending Madison.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	Ice Bridged/minimal

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	One blow down left to bow under on VW will be a problem down the road. Appreciate the lower one being cleared and all.

	Dog-Related Notes:	My companion kept seeing dog tracks. 🤷‍♂️

	Bugs:	Na

	Lost and Found:	Na


	Comments:	Well broken to the hut. Snowshoes do come in handy for Televators and relative softness up higher. We wore them to the foot of the final climb. Should have kept them on - Harder for a snowshoe to fall between snow-covered boulders. Good recon from a couple of gridders descending to the Col from Adams. They broke out Airline one way.

	Name:	@Effinlovinhikin

	E-Mail:	spoon_2webs@icloud.com

	Date Submitted:	2025-12-15

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		Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense.