talked to some hostel owners today up here in NE and they reported that there are still alot of SOBO's up here. Alot of them got off trail when the Whites closed down and Vermont got hit so bad, but alot of them are back out and braving the weather and heading south. Some are bypassing the areas they missed in order to finish by Christmas
Still quite a few NOBO's this way as well.
Sorry meant to post this in 2011