| 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: |
Four other vehicles on my arrival at 1:45 pm, but barely room for my vehicle given the large spaces between the other four vehicles; zero vehicles on my departure at 6:45 pm |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Trivial |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few duck-unders, but I forgot to bring saw |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None to be seen, but Osceola Trail up East Osceola would be challenging for most canines |
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 | Bugs: |
Trivial |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada |
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 | Comments: |
I have not posted here for long time, but the four hikers ahead of me on this day leads to my following rant. Bareboot post-holers are a scourge, but butt sliders are even worse. If you cannot stand up when hiking down steep winter trails, then please take a mountaineering course from one of the fine local concessions and learn how. I realize that there is now a Facebook site for butt sliders where posters brag about their exploits, and refer to those such as myself as buttslide haters, which indeed we are. Butt sliders, some using plastic saucers bought at outdoor stores, are turning all of our winter trails into icy troughs, which within minutes to hours become boilerplate luge/bobsled runs, impenetrable to uphill traffic in snowshoes or microspikes. Moreover, butt sliders are a menace to other hikers, if not themselves, and sooner or later will succeed in maiming or killing someone who cannot get out their way in time. When, not if, this unfortunate assault occurs, the butt slider responsible should be held accountable for this negligent and reckless behavior, and face prosecution to the full extent of the law, no different than that accorded to drunken or smart phone distracted drivers. I tried my best to use my snowshoes to clean up the posthole mess left between East and Osceola by the fourth inconsiderate hiker who bragged to me about leaving his snowshoes in his car, but was only marginally successful.
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 | Name: |
HFKA Dr D |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-12 |
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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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