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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH
Trails
Trails: Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, January 30, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: first in lot around 645, 8 more upon return...Greely Ponds was popular today.. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: bigger ones frozen, others step over 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: a few duck unders on each trail 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Greely Ponds Trail was a packed sidewalk and as was the Mt. Osceola Trail... I was able to microspike a ways up the Mt. Osceola Trail...then switched to Hillsounds Pro Light Trail Crampons when it started getting steep..though hard packed, the trail was smoothed by sliders and the few inches of new powder made for slippery going..full crampons could be useful..a few spots where previous hikers kicked stepped on the side which was very useful..MOT was pretty solid all the way to the Osceola summit...used the "bypass of the bypass" as both Chimney and bypass not broken out..snowshoed back from Osceola to the viewpoint below East summit, where the steep descent begins and switched back to crampons..used a lot of trees and branches to help the steep descent!! Not a bad view day at all!!  
Name
Name: Lefty E 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-01-30 
Link
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