| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Osseo Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
With recent high winds, there were a few blowdowns here n there, all easy to walk over, under, or around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Met a really beautiful "Chinook" on Liberty. |
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 | Comments: |
OBP and Greenleaf were in great condition for Hillsound spikes; did not feel lacking w/o crampons. Awesome lenticulars over Cannon and Kinsmans early on. Approx 100-mile visibility on Lafayette... approx 100-FEET visibility on Lincoln! Have never been engulfed in cloud so quickly! Winds were relatively light and got lighter as clouds rolled in.
Donned snowshoes shortly after leaving Little Haystack and further packed out Whitney and Denise's excellent track from yesterday. :) Snowshoes were worth their weight today. Met FP, also on 'shoes, a little ways down the trail. We did Liberty together. Having already climbed Flume more times this winter than a Gridiot (3!), Fancypants did not fancy a 4th visit just yet so descended Liberty Springs Trail while I went down Osseo - a mile or so more, but I didn't have to reclimb Liberty. Yay!
Wore the snowshoes down to about 2700 ft before switching back to spikes. Buried steep steps required some graceful and some not-so-graceful contortions. Lincoln Woods Trail as icy as ever... |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-23 |
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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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