| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugarloaf Mountain, Spaulding Mountain, Mt. Abraham, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails, Sugarloaf Side Trail, Appalachian Trail, Spaulding Side Trail, Mt. Abraham Side Trail, Fire Warden's Trail, Rapid Stream Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked in Sugarloaf parking lot (tons of space) and winter parking lot at end of Rapid Stream Road (room for four cars). Road access to Rapid Stream was no problem but road is only plowed to about 2 1/2 miles from the base of the Firewarden's trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
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: |
No issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blowdowns |
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 | Comments: |
Sugarloaf Ski Slopes (Windrow, Timberline), Appalachian Trail, Mt. Abraham Side Trail, Fire Warden's Trail
Started at Sugarloaf, ended at Abraham. Deep snow, so definitely pushing through lots of branches along the way. Abraham is a breakable ice crust with powder underneath for much of the area above treeline. I recommend crampons for that section. Sugarloaf website says you need to buy an uphill access day pass for $25 to climb up the ski slope. |
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 | Name: |
Eliot Levine |
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 | E-Mail: |
elevine99@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-10 |
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 | Link: |
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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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