| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Entrance had a small slushy wall, but it was easy to push through. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All quite easy. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Still in good shape for winter (just a few duckunders). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs today. |
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 | Comments: |
The Greeley Ponds Trail could fool you into thinking the Mt. Osceola Trail would be bootable or spike-able.
Au contraire! The trail has lots of unconsolidated, wind-loaded snow and drifts. I wore my snowshoes car-to-car.
The steeps on East Osceola were 1-step-up-3-steps-back today. Lots of ab work with hands, poles, trees.
The chimney required a bypass of the bypass--the chimney itself looked more doable than the bypass. My ice axe was useless, so I'd suggest sticking to poles (tho, those will fall into the deep snow occasionally too). Spikes were also useless.
Upper trail was already drifting back in when I was descending!
Still, lovely views today. Rain will change everything, I'm sure. |
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 | Name: |
icegulch |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-11 |
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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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