Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Welch Mountain, Dickey Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Welch-Dickey Loop Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Paved/plowed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Spring Snow |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
On Welch side, snowbridged but getting soft. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
In moderate sized blowdown not too far above water crossing on Welch side. |
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| Comments: |
Snow generally did not set up last night, so the loop was very soft this morning. Even with snowshoes on, I was sinking in a few inches. Trail is not yet postholed, but bareboot traffic today could make it a mess. Some exposed ledge up high, but only very short stretches of it (so snowshoes weren't an issue). A lot of the scrambles are moderately filled in with snow, making for relatively easy passage. The second large ledge below Dickey on the Dickey side of the loop is covered in a sheet of ice, but there is a narrow shelf of snow at the top of it (those with issues with heights probably won't appreciate it).
Overall, snowpack is probably 2 to 3 feet of soft spring snow. |
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| Name: |
rocket21 |
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| E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-11 |
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| Link: |
https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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