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Highest temp I got on my ride home today was just west of Syracuse on i90 thruway at 78 degrees. SYR officially broke its record by 8 degrees, extremely impressive.

It really was crazy. Like I said earlier I literally shed a tear when I got to the top. I've never been that beaten down before. As I lost my water bottle I was melting snow in my mouth and drinking it to combat my cramps. 3 of us started the hike and my 1 friend turned around half way in and went back to the car. nothing beats this though, it’s all worth it. The 2nd picture is from another 46er

We have a group of 15 or so that go up there to hike with us. We backpack, day trip, 3-5 day camping trips the last few years. My first peak was Mt. Marcy in 2017 and I should be finishing this year, so 5 years to complete. It's over a 6 hour drive each way, so whenever I go up there I try to hit 1-2 high peaks. I've hiked all over the place and those mountains are still my hardest climbs. My west coast hikes were much easier than the ADK hikes. It has to do with the terrain up there. They are just so steep and long, the west coast hikes you start at a higher elevation and the terrain is more smooth. I usually bring the wife and dog with me but we also do many without them. Preparation is everything up there. Those mountains are unforgiving. Saturdays hike started at -22 degrees, my water tube froze in the first few minutes. I also lost my insulated water bottle about 2 miles from the top and nearly gave up and walked back. So many of these hikes are mental. My body started cramping pretty bad which usually doesn't happen. The cold really got to me. Also the deep snow was difficult, no one was on the trail before us. I usually do an hour of yoga/stretching the day before the hike and then 10 mins or so stretch right before. I bring about 6 liters of water/body armor for any hike greater then 12 miles. I drink about a liter per 2-3 miles. A mile in ADK isn't a typical mile. A typical ADK mile at my speed is 30-35 minutes and I am a very fast hiker, most people take 40-45 minutes+ per mile. I bring pickle juice or something salty to help with cramps. Chips work as well. I bring 1-2 PBNJ sandwiches and lots of trail mix/nuts. You have to prepare a lot for the winter hikes as conditions up there can be very dangerous. A guy from East Aurora died up there last year. A healthy 41 year old man. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/east-aurora-man-41-dies-while-hiking-in-the-adirondacks/article_96c471aa-0018-11ec-9ff0-832cd4c850d7.html Sometimes up there in winter you won't run into anyone for the entire 18 miles, if anything happens its on your partner to go back to the start of the hike and get help. There is no cell phone service and it is 5-6 hours back to the entrance. In summer you almost always have people on the trail. I would never hike solo in winter unless I knew more people would be on the trail or a very popular winter hiking peak like I did a few weeks ago. It also helps alot that I follow the weather and know what the conditions are going to be like up there. There are a little over 13,000 ADK 46ers. A few have done all of them in winter and in summer. I've done 8 in winter and 32 in the other seasons. Should be finishing up later this fail on Allen with our Josh Allen jerseys. Me, my buddy and his dad are going to finish all at the same time. Want to add I also eat a banana and granola bar the morning of the hike and bring 1 banana and 4-5 clementines on the hike. Most of these hikes range anywhere from 8-18 hours, unless backpacking.

For you snow depth weenies this pole is not fully pushed down it kept going and going. Here are my AllTrails stats for that hike

Hiked 18 miles yesterday and #40/46 Mt. Marshall. Temps were -22 to start the day, my hardest hike I might have ever done I almost cried when I hit the sign at the top lol. Lost my water bottle, was so cold everything froze, 60-70” at the top. Today was much more enjoyable 8 hours of perfect skiing.

Snow potential for rest of March after this weekend, actually cold enough for lake effect, but diurnal effects would play into it. But all systems go if we can get a nighttime event going. Why couldn't we have gotten this pattern in December? The LES potential would have been insane.

exactly haha

200 mph winds. You can follow their observatory on instagram, some awesome stuff up there.

GEFS for first event are pretty NW.

Would love to be on Mt Washington as that thing goes by.

@TugHillMatt Euro takes the climo storm track, would be huge event for Central NY but we all cash in

Euro about to pop a monster?

No dog this time, going with some buds. Leaving tonight at 11 and driving through night and starting hike tomorrow morning.

Patterns a month ago mean little to nothing now. Past results don't foretell future outcomes.

Excited to see how much snow is on high peaks tomorrow. Hiking Marshall. Got our lift passes for Saturday for Whiteface. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/mount-marshall-via-the-calamity-brook-trail

Those pics are worthless. Just goes to show you how many various threats there are. Best look of the year for synoptic in Upstate. Its like 4 waves of low pressures on GFS with plenty of cold air nearby.

Scott that high 100 miles Southeast and we're talking 2 massive storms here.

Just looking at GFS there are 3 big winter storms. 3 timeframes to watch. 3/8, 3/12, and 3/17.

Yeah someone from Michigan to Northeast is going to get 1-2 big snowstorms in this pattern. The 2nd one looks massive.

Soccer is exciting but I only like international games like world cup. A great sport though. One of my favorite sports to watch is Tennis, I've been playing since I was a kid and got pretty good at it. Going to be sad when the big 4 retire. Roger Federer is my all time favorite athlete.

Yeah you like baseball more than me. I'm like that for football and hockey. After work in summer I usually am by the pool or disc golf. I like attending baseball games much more than watching them on TV, too boring for me.

Totals. Jackpot was in Wyoming county. I figured as much as they had that crazy band over there last night. https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PNS&issuedby=BUF

2.7" last night 92.8" on the year. Should easily break 100.

1.5" on the nose on the snowboard with borderline heavy snow