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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Baldpate Mountain (West Peak), Baldpate Mountain (East Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Appalachian Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, December 30, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Goggles, Traction, Ice Axe 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: A couple easy step overs 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: In good shape. No blowdowns. Some post holing around shelter area. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Met a group of three in the parking lot, so we four did the route together. Trail to West Peak had been beaten out a day or two prior, with 4" loose snow in the track down low and the track filled in above the shelter, but with a good base.


From West to East Peak it was untouched snowpack. The ladder pitch was filled in, we punched it out on the return. The saddle was essentially scoured. The AT route up East peak was mostly thin bare ice with some spots of snow. We elected to stay in snowshoes for timesavings as it was about zero F and 30-40-ish winds with blowing snow and higher gusts. We moved about 40 yards south of the normal track to go up mostly snow ramps. Having an axe in hand helped when a gust hit. Thanks Dan, Mark and Dave for a fun hike.  
Name
Name: ThinMan 
E-Mail
E-Mail: twcaldwell@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-12-31 
Link
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