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I hiked the AT this summer and the PCT three years ago, and it's looking like I may have the chance to return to New England for about a month sometime in Dec/Jan. Does anyone have any recommendat...
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<p>I hiked the AT this summer and the PCT three years ago, and it's looking like I may have the chance to return to New England for about a month sometime in Dec/Jan.</p> <p>Does anyone have any recommendations for how best to spend this time in the great outdoors? I love thru-hiking, backpacking, skiing, snowboarding, and I have a lot of winter mountaineering experience and winter gear, so I'm looking for some suggestions really.</p> <p>I'll be flying from UK into Connecticut and then I can drive from there to anywhere nearby, probably north since the AT took me that way and I really liked it - Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine.</p> <p>How realistic is thru-hiking in that part of the world in Dec/Jan, in terms of weather, snow, etc? I was considering the Long Trail but wondered if that might be too ambitious in winter.</p> <p>Oh, and I'll probably be solo - my friends are too fond of their sofas! </p> <p>So, in order of preference:</p> <ol> <li>Thru-hiking/backpacking an established trail for multiple weeks, do-able in winter</li> <li>Multi-day cross-country ski routes</li> <li>Downhill skiing/snowboarding at a resort likely to have good snow at that time of year</li> <li>Anything else you think might be fun</li> </ol>