| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 2, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was plowed, but there is not a lot of space. Room for maybe 8-10 vehicles. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings were not an issue. Some were bridged, and others were easy. |
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 | Comments: |
First to arrive at 6:50AM, and started hiking at 7AM. Temperature in the teens at the start, warming a bit as the day went on. Very little wind at the summit, 10-15 mph.
Climbing from the Kancamagus side is very steep. Microspikes are necessary. Full crampons would be better on the steep portions. Made good use of the mountaineering axe on the climb, both the pick and the spike. Snowshoes would be alright in certain portions, but not necessary. Postholed a few times on the sides of the trail.
Chimney between Osceola and East Osceola was dicey with microspikes. Would have been much safer with crampons.
Decent was mostly a controlled fall down all the steep portions. I surfed half of it on my feet, and the other half was a butt slide using the axe to slow the decent. Needed to self-arrest once or twice. |
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 | Name: |
alpacainstitute |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-03 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.alpacainstitute.com |
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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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