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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Tecumseh, NH
Trails
Trails: Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, February 25, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Managed to get a spot in lot 2, but the adjacent lots were pretty much full by 11. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Crossings 1 and 3 are rock hoppable. Crossing 2 has a snow bridge. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Removed the blowdowns on the Sosman summit loop; thank you to those who posted about it in your conditions reports! 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Microspiked up just as the storm started this morning without issue. Trail was firm with the sub freezing conditions. Full snowcover top to bottom, ranging from 1 to 3 feet, but generally around 3 feet above the ski trail viewpoint. A stretch of monorail on the Sosman summit loop.

That said, the storm had already dropped 2 inches by lunch time. The ridge was a different story; the winds had already dropped foot deep drifts of powder. If I were hiking it this afternoon, I'd be wearing snowshoes. Only encountered four other hikers, all booting, so the new snow won't be packed down today.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-02-25 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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