| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Middle Sister, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Champney Brook Trail, Middle Sister Trail, Middle Sister Cut Off |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 15, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parking well cleared. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
like others i walked east on the kanc then walked up brook bank to avoid the first water crossing right out of parking lot. other small brooks were a non-issue. |
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 | Comments: |
the lower trail had some powder over hard pack and ice and was heavily tracked out to the falls loop. i went with snowshoes the whole hike, but others would probably prefer spikes for much of the route. beyond the falls loop the trail had seen one set of recent tracks to the ridge. the section between the ends of the falls loop had more ice under the powder and some more exposed rock. above that was pretty good going to the ridge but for one flow section i actually bushwhacked around on the way down given its proximity to a steep drop off the trail. snow increased higher up with some drifting to the middle sister junction. the middle sister trail was untracked of late and as the trail popped up out of the woods there was a mix of boiler plate and ice with drifted snow on top. some drifted areas were knee deep and the going was actually quite fun given the lack of snow this winter especially between first and middle sisters where there was no notable ice to contend with. i drifted off the trail a couple times by accident and also on purpose to avoid icy sections. the new radio repeater on the summit is interesting. views became obscured by clouds moving in, but i still had some nice looks to nearby peaks. the cutoff had also not seen recent use and had great drifted powder snow over a hard, but rarely icy, base. going down champney brook was pickier than heading up as the ice under the snow was more of an issue. a nice dump of snow will do wonders. |
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-15 |
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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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