Stopped in (at the Pinkham Notch base area) Sunday, April 28, 2019 just before dark at 7:30pm. I was driving by, not hiking nearby, having skied at Sunday River (on their closing day for free). The main building at Pinkham Notch was open at this hour, was warm inside, and the staff was welcoming. I used the bathroom, filled up my water bottle, and checked out the 3-D topographic map inside. The retail store was still open and had waterproof jackets and pants for sale, as well as maps. Tourist items, too, were for sale. I also noticed plastic totes full of AMC snowshoes inside, the same room as the 3-D map. The mountains were still snow covered. Sadly, yet informatively, along one side of the 3-D map (at the base of the map) there was a long list of hikers and skiers who had tragically died on Mt. Washington over the years, including a man who recently passed on April 11, 2019 -- only two and a half weeks ago. Could've been me. No matter how well prepared you are, there are unexpected hazards and dangers up there.