| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Liberty Spring Trail, Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 4, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Flume Visitors Center. Plowed with a light layer of new powder. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A combination of stable snow bridges and a little rock hopping. Water levels were low |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few crawl unders and one or two easy walk arounds |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One happy husky? on my way down Liberty Springs Trail. He was clearly in his element. |
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 | Comments: |
Three inches of new powder over a firm and well broken-out Liberty Springs Trail. Microspikes were great except in a few slushy sections that balled up the bottoms. Flume Slide Trail was less broken out, but got by with microspikes on the flatter section. There were a few hidden post holes (probably from the warm weather a few weeks back). I did manage to tweak a knee in one, though. Changed to crampons and broke out my ice axe on the slide section. Lots of ice flows and powder-covered stretches of ice that made things tricky. Bushwacked to the side of one of the larger flows early on. Great day overall. Saw three hikers on my way down Liberty Springs Trail - not one else. |
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 | Name: |
Len |
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 | E-Mail: |
lsampson_1@charter.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-04 |
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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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