12-01-2012 Climb

The first hike of the season in winter like conditions. There was snow from trail head to summit ranging from less than an inch up to drifts of just over a foot. The summit was cold and windy today and completely in the clouds while I was there. Not many other hikers out today although I did see a few. I took the Marlboro Trail up and back down. On the summit it was 19 degrees and the wind was averaging 18 mph with gusts up to 23 mph. This brought the windchill down to 0 degrees.