Presidential Range

Refrozen and icy snow conditions make avalanches unlikely. Mountaineering equipment and skills are required to safely travel in steep terrain and help prevent a dangerous sliding fall.

After a night of wet snow and rain on March 31/April 1, the higher summits experienced temperatures in the upper 30s yesterday combined with some solar gain in the afternoon. Roller balls, loose wet avalanches, and small wet slab avalanches were widespread in easterly terrain. 

Overnight, summit temperatures plummeted into the single digits F and will hover around 0 degrees F for most of the day today. Expect yesterday’s wet, sloppy snowpack to be refrozen and icy throughout the day today. The snowpack structure is poor, but fluctuating conditions over the past 36 hours have promoted stability, at least in the short term. 

Any sunshine today is not likely to have any warming effect on the snow surface due to very cold ambient air temperatures and very high winds. Though avalanche hazard is greatly reduced today, many other mountain hazards - including sliding falls and the actions of other people - are alive and well.  

The Lion Head Summer Trail is CLOSED due to increased avalanche hazard. The Lion Head Winter Route is OPEN and the most direct route to the Mount Washington Summit from Pinkham Notch. 

OBSERVATIONS: Please consider submitting an observation of what you are seeing in your travels. Submitting an observation hones your skills, informs other users, and improves our forecasts.