| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Willey, Mt. Field, Mt. Tom, Mt. Avalon, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kedron Flume Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Avalon Trail, Avalon Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 15, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ample parking |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns and quite a few lean-overs weighted down by snow. Mostly between peaks. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The dogs we saw seemed happy, |
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 | Comments: |
Pretty well packed out everywhere, though Kedron Flume a little less so, with warm temps softening things up a bit especially at lower elevations. Used snowshoes all the way, but my partner used microspikes no problem, though they may have slowed her down a bit compared to snowshoes. There WAS a bit of postholing pretty evenly distributed along the entire trail. Ladders buried except one, which is partly exposed. Could just barely get snowshoes forward enough to use them. Trees at higher elevations still heavily coated with snow for a bit of car wash effect in tighter spots, esp. closer to Willey summit from the south. |
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 | Name: |
Roger Turgeon |
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 | E-Mail: |
Rturgeon54@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-15 |
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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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