| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Madonna Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 22, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Lot #2 right off Vt Rt 108 South, just past the Madonna & Sterling Base Lodge. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None. |
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 | Bugs: |
None seen. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
From the parking lot, we crossed Vt Rt 108 and walked on a very muddy gravel road past the Stowe Ski & Snowboard Club and the Madonna/Sterling Base Lodge building. Put on snowshoes to hike up the Lower FIS ski trail (blue square = moderate), then the Upper FIS (single black diamond = difficult). There was plenty of hard-packed, sometimes corn-starchy, man-made snow. Snowshoes helped with traction over moguls and steeper areas. Very foggy and raining. Wide ski trails, lovely songbird sounds, and the sound of rushing waters. Didn't see anybody. Reached the Catwalk trail (moderate) and hiked in thick fog to the warming hut. It was snowing by this time. We changed out our raincoats and put on rain pants. We began descending the Drifter ski trail, but saw there was not enough snow, so walked back up and went down Upper Chilcoot (moderate), the Link (moderate) and the Lower FIS. |
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 | Name: |
Flo and Joe |
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 | E-Mail: |
aloe@myfairpoint.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-04-22 |
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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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