Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, NH |
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| Trails: |
Crawford Connector, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 5, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at the Crawford Connector lot |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One (very high) leaner after the Mizpah Cutoff intersection |
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| Bugs: |
Painful, ridiculous... ;) |
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| Lost and Found: |
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| Comments: |
The trail up Pierce is in fantastic shape. 100% hard-packed snow up until the Mizpah Cutoff. Ever-so-slightly driftier after that up to the summit spur intersection. The last ~.1 to the summit is largely bare with a few icy patches. I wore Microspikes throughout, but kind of wished I'd worn snowshoes (spare for the last summit push) as conditions were pretty dreamy.
I went up and down the peak 3 times this afternoon - a fun workout with decent vert given how chilly it was up high! |
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| Name: |
LRiz |
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| E-Mail: |
larisa [dot] dannis [at] gmail [dot] com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-03-05 |
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| Link: |
https://www.strava.com/activities/889364821 |
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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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