| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Webster, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trrail, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock Hopping |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A down tree about 0.25mi from Webster summit. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
might be a little too icy for a canine |
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 | Bugs: |
some black flies flying around but none biting yet. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a yellow beanie, on Webster cliffs. If its yours, let me know and I'll try and get it to you! |
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 | Comments: |
What a gambit of conditions! Leaving from the parking lot next to Saco Lake, the trail quickly turned into a thick muddy slosh (pretty fun, just watch out for low cut trail runners, might get one stuck in the mud!). After the junction at 1.4mi ice became present just after Silver Cascade and continued until the summit. The trail had significant ice flows starting about 0.5mi from summit and while the snow was soft enough for microspikes, extreme caution was used in the descent. about. 0.3mi from summit, ice flows were intermittently replaced with snow monorails (some of which were unstable). Upon summiting, I continued down the ridge and walked the cliff trail until the last outlook before the descent which was dry and rocky mixed with some ice in the cols between cliffs and there was a lot of taking on/removing of the microspikes. I'd recommend micros for the way up and something more substantial like hillsounds for the descent down Webster-Jackson trail towards the highland center. Happy trails! |
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 | Name: |
Kal Csigi |
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 | E-Mail: |
kcsigixiv@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-25 |
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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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