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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Kearsarge North Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Kearsarge North Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking lot plowed but icy. Was overflowing at 10 AM. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: The trail has one minor crossing, which was ice-bridged. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One sizeable pine blowdown just north of the Forest Service boundary (about 30 minutes in). Not hard to scramble over it. Signage and blazing okay. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Dogs should have sharp nails for the ice. We did see one pup on the trail today. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Microspikes from car to car (except on and in the firetower!) Some bare ground (bare rock on the ledges), but generally was frozen granular snow or water ice - and lots of it! - some soft with minor flowing water, some hard. Extra-careful footing needed in some steeper areas; we did bushwhack around one big ice bulge a couple hundred yards from the summit. The descent was a little trickier than the ascent, but even though we carried full crampons, we did okay with microspikes for the whole trip.  
Name
Name: PeterC 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-02-02 
Link
Link: https:// 
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