| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Israel (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wentworth Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 1, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Camp lot well-plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems but the deep existential pain of touching a rock with my snowshoe crampon |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of blowdowns, all but one readily crossed or bypassed. That one is a 12†log, just a little too high to easily step over and a little too low to shimmy under. I scrambled over it a bit up the hill, which worked okay once I got my feet untangled from the underbrush there. |
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 | Bugs: |
Weird flying creeps near the open water down low |
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 | Comments: |
So close I could taste it! Needed to redline Wentworth to the junction with Mead. Followed one set of tracks up to the view north, then broke trail along what I’m confident was the right corridor along the ridge to an open area and could not for the life of me find the next stretch. So I guess i’ll Be revisiting that 0.1mi in future. Still a nice half-day out! The folks coming up behind me were confident that they would be able to solve for X.
Minimal crusted snow in the first half-mile but considerably deeper approaching and on the ridge. Quite soft and heavy in many aeeowith good sun exposure. Needs more snowshoe traffic to qualify as packed-out. |
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 | Name: |
Bullyandblaze |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-01 |
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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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