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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH
Trails
Trails: Valley Way, Gulfside, Osgood Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, March 6, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails in good shape. One blowdown on Valley Way 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw one having fun 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Perfect above tree line day. Wow!!! And the trails were in great shape. With the deep cold Valley Way was rock hard. I brought snowshoes thinking they might be necessary but spikes were the better option. Unlike so many other trails recently Valley Way did not have many portholes. When it warms up who know but today it was great. Pretty boney above treeline. We stayed in spikes but we also stayed on Gulfside and avoided some of the large no fall snow fields. There is some ice but spikes were fine. Same for Osgood..spikes were fine. Going down some of our party switched to crampons for the steep sections of Valley Way. The side hills were not bad. I stayed in spikes going down but crampons would have helped.  
Name
Name: Jeb Bradley 
E-Mail
E-Mail: Jebebrad@merrocast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-03-06 
Link
Link: https://@senjeb 
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