Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Killington Peak, VT |
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| Trails: |
Bucklin Trail, Killington Peak Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 28, 2018 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Clear all the way to trailhead |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Some frozen enough to walk over, others mostly thawed by mid-morning but plenty of rocks to hop over. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Met a very excited golden retriever that really wanted a good pet |
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| Lost and Found: |
Think I might have lost a red USC water bottle somewhere near the summit after losing my grip coming back down :( |
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| Comments: |
Trail was mostly well packed; although some sections would have been more comfortable with snowshoes, it was easily passable in microspikes. Spur trail up to the top had some sketchy sections, and there were some bum slide tracks where others had coasted down. Would have been nice to have an ice axe/crampons to get up and down the last 100 ft or so, but was able to summit with my spikes and scoot back down hanging on to some trees to slide back. |
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| Name: |
Sasha |
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| E-Mail: |
sspala2@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-29 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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