East Osceola, Mt. Osceola - Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail - 12-16-2017

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH

	Trails:	Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, December 16, 2017

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	There were 5 cars when we arrived at 8:45am and about 7 or 8 when we returned at 1pm.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	All small water crossings on Greeley Ponds Trail between Kanc and Mt Osceola Trail are trivial... very small or forming a stable ice bridge.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	I don't think there was a single blowdown; great job to the maintainer!

	Dog-Related Notes:	N/A

	Bugs:	N/A - love winter!

	Lost and Found:	Found a lightweight black glove liner near the summit of East Osceola; left it on the summit cairn of E Osceola.


	Comments:	Currently great conditions! The storm from mid-week last week has basically covered everything from trailhead to summits (just some exposed rock on the steep parts of Mt Osceola Trail ascending E Osceola) and some snowshoers have packed out the trail pretty well at the moment. The weather was cold enough (temps in single digits) that we were able to use only microspikes and crampons without leaving postholes. The crampons definitely had better footing on the steep parts than the microspikes! The typical "side trail" around the chimney between the Osceolas was manageable; it looks like some folks had taken/made a slightly further out "side trail" around the chimney which may have been safer. I'd recommend bringing snowshoes and microspikes/crampons.

	Name:	Nathan S

	E-Mail:	streeter.n@husky.neu.edu

	Date Submitted:	2017-12-17

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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.