| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pemigewasset, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Indian Head Trail, Mt. Pemigewasset Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 26, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was not usable. I parked at the Indian Head Resort and two other parties parked roadside right near the trail head lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Careful going up the Indian Head Trail, part of it goes right up a stream covered by crusty nothingness. |
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 | Comments: |
Indian Head Trail up and Pemigewasset trail down
Three of us attempted to ascend the Indian Head trail and I should have know from the looks of the lot that no one had been up that way in at least a week or two. It was post hole city right out of the gate for me.The two women I was with were a lot lighter and were post holing once to my twenty times. Snow shoes would not have mattered. After about a half mile, probably less, I elected to turn back and told them they could keep going. The rest of this is from the two women I was with......They said shortly after we split up it got a lot worse and stayed bad all the way to the spur trail to the summit. It took them 3 hours to go up and they are both easily capable of exceeding book time. Coming down the Pemigewasset trail the other way was a breeze they both said. just light traction was all they needed as long as they stayed on the trail. A few other hikers said the same thing. Wes should have just gone up and back down by the Pemigewasset trail. It would have been a two hour hike round trip, instead of four. |
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 | Name: |
Anthony I |
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 | E-Mail: |
nhbuddy@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-02-26 |
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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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