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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Cannon Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, December 10, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking lot on east side of highway is pretty well plowed. Parking lot on west side of highway -- not very well plowed. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Unpacked Powder 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Easy. Not sure if Lonesome Lake is frozen over yet. We went around. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw three well-behaved dogs today! 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Lonesome Lake trail is well broken out. Microspikes worked well.

Skipped Hi-Cannon trail during ascent due to known steepness.

Ascended/Descended via Kinsman Ridge Trail. Wore microspikes the whole way but we were definitely at the edge of what microspikes can handle. Crampons might have been better. Pretty tough descent!

Not quite enough snow yet for snowshoes. But, maybe later this week?


Great day for a hike, but, unfortunately, no views at the top. View from the hut (later) was OK but we couldn't quite see all of the ridge from afar.

 
Name
Name: dp 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-12-10 
Link
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