| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Hancock, Mount Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch, Cedar Brook, Hancock Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot at the hairpin is still unplowed. AWD/4WD can get in and out. Our second car was a sedan, which we placed in the plowed Greeley Pond lot, about a quarter mile toward Lincoln. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most frozen over, all relatively easy. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Arlo romped. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Saw a water bottle at South Hancock summit. |
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 | Comments: |
All trails are broken out and good to go. Kudos to whoever busted out (and through the walls of snow) along the ridge this week. Some drifts on the ridge, and coming down from North Hancock involved some slip sliding away and glissading due to powdery snow in the snowshoe track. The trails got some good work today, with at least six hikers in snowshoes.
Beyond the relevant junctions, Hancock Notch and Cedar Brook looked unbroken.
Chalk this hike up to mountain-forecast.com, which nailed the low winds up high. If you don't know this site, check it out. Its coverage of mountains (both at trailheads and summits) is amazing. |
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 | Name: |
John C. |
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 | E-Mail: |
jcarter@holycross.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-29 |
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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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