| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 19, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
About 12 cars in lot at 9:30. Still plenty of parking. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
N/A. All iced over but on return noticed some melting. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few duck under blowdowns. Only one blocking trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Crazy Foot had fun but her front paws are a little swollen. Saw one other dog. |
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 | Bugs: |
Snow fleas |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Bare booted in a half mile then slapped on the snowshoes. Kept them on up to hut then micro spikes to summit and all the way down. Nice level packed powder trail up to Valley Way tent site trail. Above that a 6 inch layer of drifted powder on trail. Hard to get good traction on steeper sections. Hut is surrounded by ice. Osgood trail up to summit you can rock hop or just beat up your spikes. Patches of ice and snow but mostly rock. Very gusty at summit. Almost got knocked over. Awesome views though. Coming back down snow was very sticky. #45!! |
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 | Name: |
Bad Bear |
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 | E-Mail: |
stryboh@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-19 |
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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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