| 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: |
Monday, November 27, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy rock hop but beware of icy rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail now goes exactly over summit of East Osceola due to blowdown. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Steep and icy. Some dogs might have issues. |
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 | Comments: |
Wore Hillsound spikes for most of the route today; however, on the steeps was wishing for front points. Someday maybe I'll learn... Full crampons are not overkill for these peaks in icy conditions. Some adventurous soul came up from the Waterville Valley side with nubby potato-scrubber grade traction devices but continued over the top and down to Tripoli Road so we never met.
Quite wintry on the ridge with mini drifts and tracks getting blown in pretty quickly. I did not linger. Did the Chimney bypass on ascent, bypass of the bypass on descent. |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-11-29 |
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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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