Great post. I did not know that you can rent AT gear from EMS up there. Wow, that's great. It gives me some hope. I got discouraged from skiing anything at Mt. Washington in the past few years mainly because of the druggery of lugging 40+ lb pack of alpine gear up the trail. I've done it a few times and yes, I did get lazy in my old years. So now, I just play with DMC's map of Tuckerman's.
It's good to know that a lighter alternatives are available.