| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Baldhead Mountain, Baldhead Mountain - South Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kelsey Notch Road, snowmobile trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
"kelsea" notch road in columbia has been plowed at some point this winter to just before the summer gate. enough snow on the road to make driving sloppy, but not a problem today in awd. limited space to park without blocking snowmobile access to the main road or another gated road headed uphill. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
i walked the snowmobile travelled road to its junction with a heavily travelled snowmobile corridor. here i turned right, uphill, and followed the trail to roughly its height of land on the north slopes of baldhead. i jumped off at a likely open point and headed up. 2-3 feet of snow on average that was heavy and wet. it was occasionally supportive, but for the most part i punched through. what was nice is it was fairly consistent and not crusty as has been the case often this winter. i worked my way up in a mix of open glades and stretches of evergreens to the summit of baldhead. the only thickish spruce i encountered the whole hike was in the shallow col heading to south baldhead and it was short lived after which it was a mix of open evergreens and hardwood glades to the final climb up south baldhead where mature evergreen forest took over. i hit the summit area a bit west of the highpoint and wandered around a bit to find the recognized point. some deep snow and spruce trap potential around the highpoint. i cut back on a more direct line to my ascent tracks and followed them back out to the snowmobile trail and car. |
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-23 |
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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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