| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Baldface, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Baldface Circle Trail, Baldface Knob Trail, Slippery Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking in plowed lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy rock hops |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of tree debris on Slippery Brook Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
#winter |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
I had intended to use Slippery Brook Trail for ascent and descent, but botched the junction and didn't realize my mistake until Chandler Gorge. Not wanting to backtrack, I continued on to see how challenging the ledges were. Turns out they're pretty challenging! Substantial ice floes on the lower ledges gave way to thigh-deep pockets of snow further up. The take-away here is that it's possible, but I probably was lucky with conditions. Trail on the ridge was windblown and past the junction with Baldface Knob Trail there were more deep pockets of snow. I used spikes for the duration, but snowshoes for the descent on S.B.T. probably would be the way to go. |
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 | Name: |
eric storm |
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 | E-Mail: |
storm43yyz@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-25 |
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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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