| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bigelow Mountain (West Peak), Bigelow Mountain (Avery Peak), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Stratton Brook Pond Road, Fire Wardens Trail, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the end of the plowed section of Stratton Pond Road. Maybe room for one or two cars without blocking the snowmobile trail. Plenty of parking on Route 27 shoulder |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All but one are well frozen. The other one has a log bridge across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a few blowdowns here and there. easily walked around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
NONE! haha |
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 | Lost and Found: |
NADA |
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 | Comments: |
Broke out/packed out Firewarden's trail up to the Col. Out and backs to both peaks. Skiers packed out lower firewarden's trail pretty well. I did a good job of packing the rest out myself. Barebooted on snowmobile trail, snowshoes the rest of the way. Might want some serious traction for the steep uphill to the col. I packed that part out pretty well. It was fun sledding back down the steeps. Unbroken thigh deep powder on the way to Avery Peak. Wind packed snow above treeline. Boilerplate ice above treeline. Snow if fairly deep up high |
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 | Name: |
Evan Dority |
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 | E-Mail: |
evand313 at hotmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-15 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10205568726395020.1073741896.1158434156&type=1&l=13e1fa9e0e |
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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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