| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only one other car in the lot. It is a pretty small lot though. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings not an issue, with some snow bridges still intact and anything else easily rock hoppable and many small rivulets without much water in them. Things are still pretty frozen up there. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Only one blowdown of three trees about a third of a mile in that took some contorting to get through. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs, because I didn't see any other people! |
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 | Bugs: |
not even snow fleas. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There's a yellow knit cap and a snow basket at the trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. There's a chimney that people talk about and a work around on the right, but I came down it on the way back and it wasn't too bad. The channels left from butt sliding did make it a bit tough as they were a bit icy. Apparently, there was a recent rain that probably caused that. I never thought I would be happy to see postholes, but up high, I used them like steps to avoid these icy channels, as they had firmed up nicely, just like steps. |
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 | Name: |
Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
pgebhard@communitycare.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-06 |
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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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