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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Crocker Mountain, South Crocker Mountain, Mt. Redington, ME
Trails
Trails: Bushwhacks, Caribou Valley Road, Appalachian Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: With the snow last weekend, CVR was not an option. On our exit, Snow Cats were at the gate, prepping the bridge and had just groomed the road. We parked at the Sugarloaf Golf Club and started from there. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Only one today which was along the whack from the golf course...we found a good crossing. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: I debated about taking Roxie and in the end decided to leave her at home. It was the right call for yesterday. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The original plan from the prior weekend (postponed due to the snow storm) was to hike all six peaks in Carrabassett Valley. We optimistically kept to that plan but it was very apparent early on that was far too ambitious of a day with the amount of snow. The three of us broke trail in 12 - 18 inches of snow for 14 of the 16 miles. We went up the AT to S Crocker and then out-and-back to North, bushwhacked to Redington and finished the day walking the roads back to the golf course. It was a long, hard day for the first snow shoe hike of the season.  
Name
Name: Steve C, David L, Matt J 
E-Mail
E-Mail: stephenfcorcoran@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-12-13 
Link
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