| 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 30, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
first in lot around 645, 8 more upon return...Greely Ponds was popular today.. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
bigger ones frozen, others step over |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a few duck unders on each trail |
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 | Comments: |
Greely Ponds Trail was a packed sidewalk and as was the Mt. Osceola Trail... I was able to microspike a ways up the Mt. Osceola Trail...then switched to Hillsounds Pro Light Trail Crampons when it started getting steep..though hard packed, the trail was smoothed by sliders and the few inches of new powder made for slippery going..full crampons could be useful..a few spots where previous hikers kicked stepped on the side which was very useful..MOT was pretty solid all the way to the Osceola summit...used the "bypass of the bypass" as both Chimney and bypass not broken out..snowshoed back from Osceola to the viewpoint below East summit, where the steep descent begins and switched back to crampons..used a lot of trees and branches to help the steep descent!! Not a bad view day at all!! |
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 | Name: |
Lefty E |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-30 |
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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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