| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Field, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 31, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Depot lot not plowed, parked in the Highland Center lot, overflow parking on the side of 302 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First big crossing was well bridged, second crossing had a much smaller bridge but was still easily crossed, may not be if there are warmer temps in a few days as forecasted |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few small walk arounds and stepovers but otherwise trails in good shape |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Hannah had a good day, no significant issues for winter hardy dogs - saw two others having a good time |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoes car to car today - happy to see the trail broken out beyond the Mt. Willard trail, and then towards both Field and Tom at the AZ Avalon junction. Passed a few groups heading up towards Mt. Avalon, once we were the first tracks we packed down a few inches of fresh powder, few places had minor drifting but no more than 6-8" of fluffy snow. Trail to Mt. Willey was broken out but no tracks from today when we were there - heading towards Tom we passed a group that asked us if we had headed over to Willey, not sure if they were planning to go across the ridge, either way trail to Willey is broken out but drifted and likely not packed down. Saw many more people heading up to Tom, about 50/50 snowshoes and spikes - the trail from the col down to the AZ Avalon junction was much choppier from barebooters - with more snow in the forecast and winds causing drifting daily, if you hike these mountains in the near future please wear snowshoes - the trail is broken out but not totally packed, and there were a few punch deep throughs along the way from barebooters. Redemption hike success! - was happy to tag Tom after running out of time and energy breaking trail last week - fantastic winter hike with wonderful snowshoeing conditions that were sorely missed last winter - thanks Tim, Ali and Hannah for a great last hike of 2016. |
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 | Name: |
Hikes with Hannah |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-31 |
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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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