| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Middle Sugarloaf, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Sugarloaf Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
zealand winter lot is well plowed, but icy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Comments: |
zealand road had rock hard snow. the trail was the same with some ice along the river then good hard snow up to the ridge. snowshoes gripped well. once on the ridge the snow got harder with more exposed rock and the last .25 to the summit had sections of flow ice and near boilerplate hard snow. snowshoes started skittering and i ditched them below the stairs at the final pitch switching to hillsound spikes. the partially melted out stairs required care especially to descend. more hard snow and ice to the ledges which were a mixed bag of snow, ice and bare ledge. great views. i used spikes all the way back out. |
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-26 |
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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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