Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Black Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Chippewa Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Trailhead parking lot was plowed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail is generally well defined and very easy to follow, but there are a couple of spots where an additional blaze would be helpful. |
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| Comments: |
This was a simple 'out and back' hike using the Chippewa Trail. The snow depth was too little for snowshoes, and so Microspikes were the footwear of choice. However, even with Microspikes, traction was poor in certain spots where there was a thin glaze of ice atop rock slabs. This ice glazing was often hidden by a thin layer of snow.
Some reader might be able to access photos from this trek at the Facebook link shown below.
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| Name: |
1HappyHiker |
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| E-Mail: |
randonneur8 AT yahoo DOT com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-15 |
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| Link: |
https://www.facebook.com/1HappyHikerNH/posts/10206470931546242 |
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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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