| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Pierce, Mt. Jackson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems. There was some running water, but there weren't any challenging crosssing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Maybe one or two blowdowns. |
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 | Comments: |
Some knucklehead postholed the entire ridge from Pierce to Jackson. I suspect it happened during the warm up yesterday or the day before. With temps dropped, it froze up good and created a hazard. tried to smooth it out wearing snowshoes, but it wasn't helping and I was felt like I was going to twist an ankle. Switched over to crampons early figuring I would need them on the cone. I'm not a snowshoe fascist by any means. If it's packed and frozen, by all means stick to your spikes, but please, folks, have a little courtesy for the people who come after you. Hopefully it will get broken out right after the storm tomorrow/Friday.
Jackson summit was ice sheets. Full crampons were very helpful. I wouldn't have wanted to do it in microspikes. |
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 | Name: |
Sean |
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 | E-Mail: |
seanb7310@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-28 |
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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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