| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sawyer Road is open. No snow or ice on the road. No problems at the parking area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Open water at Carrigain Brook. Easy rock-hop to cross. Ice insignificant. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Minimal ice coverage. No problems anywhere for Cinnilla. She was happy to see the snow again. |
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 | Comments: |
Georg and I stopped at Crawford Notch in the morning where it was snowing and very winterish. It might just as well have been mid-January (although big snowbanks were missing). But conditions had changed dramatically as we reached Sawyer Road.
Trace amount of snow and some ice on the lower sections of the trail - but otherwise no real ice problems.
4-5" of fresh-powder from about 3,000 ft - deeper drifts along the ridge - enough to cover the rocks but insufficient to create solid footing. Georg bare-booted comfortably all the way. I used microspikes on the descent but I'm not really sure they helped very much. Snow coverage is insufficient and too "powderish" for snowshoes.
Cold day but not as windy as had been forecasted. |
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 | Name: |
LongMark |
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 | E-Mail: |
perfrost@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-11-13 |
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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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