| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Abraham, Spaulding Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Abraham Trail, Abraham Side Trail, Appalachian Trail, Spaulding Side Trail, Sugarloaf Side Trail, ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 14, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Rapid Stream Road is plowed past the bridges for logging. parking lot is not plowed but we parked at the first turn |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily hopable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns, not too bad |
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 | Bugs: |
Haha |
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 | Comments: |
Sorry for the late report. 1/14 was quite cold -5 or so at the trailhead. The high temps and rain that preceded the cold snap meant a solid and stable crust to walk on. The firewardens trail head been broken and was easy to follow and the track was good until a Moose postholed the crap out of it (and into it) for a short while. The ascent up the slide was hairy in just snowshoes and we SHOULD have put on crampons. Some of us had ice axes which are appropriate for the no fall zone on the slide. It's a steep, icy sucker and I just learned of a friend of a friend that died there from a slip. The AT was not broken or was drifted from Abe to Spaulding but was easy enough to follow. Deep snow meant lots of crouching and fighting with spruce. Some places snow is already 4 feet or more. Descending ski trails was quick and fun |
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 | Name: |
PamW |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-22 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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