Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek - Starr King Trail - 11-17-2018

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH

	Trails:	Starr King Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, November 17, 2018

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	the road is plowed but very very lumpy just before the parking. Surprised to find every spot taken in the main trail head parking at 9:30 a.m.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable)

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	all easy though none of note on this trail regardless

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	a couple of blow downs that were easily straddled over. One widow maker just off trail about a mile up.

	Dog-Related Notes:	many dogs on the trail today but all were friendly and well behaved

	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:	one lonely grey fleece glove on a branch about 3/4 of mile up


	Comments:	the trail was mostly well packed powder. I put on snow shoes at the start and kept them on until a mile from the end. My son took his off 1/2 a mile up and bare booted up to Starr King, but was frustrated with slipping in the powder. He put his own at Starr King and kept them on for almost all of the descent. Lots of folks out on this trail today, about half wore snow shoes. No post holes but if the snow was any deeper there would have been. It's time to bring floatation (snow shoes or skis) and traction every time you hit the trails in the Whites. Almost Winter has come early this year.

	Name:	Pappa Carl

	E-Mail:	ringcycles@yahoo.com

	Date Submitted:	2018-11-17

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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.