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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 28, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: plenty 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: mostly manageable via rock hopping. Bridges at trailhead will probably ice over soon with cold temps coming. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Blowdowns? How about obliterated trail! This area needs an army to clear the trails. Worst blowdowns I've seen in years. Utterly exhausting. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Rainy start to day prompted a late 9am start for me. First mile to Tablerock junction was no problem. Next two miles were exhausting due to massive blowdowns everywhere. Major kudos to 1SloHiker who was probably first one up after last major snow storm and broke a trail up to West Baldpate. Don't know how he did it by himself. I thought about turning back at West peak due to high winds and fatigue but decided to press on. West peak is no problem route finding and snow was still soft. East Peak was completely exposed to strong winds and was coated in thick and thin ice. Use my ice axe to get up the lower ledges. Crampons/Hillsounds would have been better than my snow shoes. Descent down was almost as tiring as ascent. Looks like a tornado hit the trail up there.  
Name
Name: Lucky Laura 
E-Mail
E-Mail: luckylaura95@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-12-28 
Link
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