| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Multi-use trail, bushwhack, Liberty Springs Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Basin parking area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few small blowdowns here and there -- all can be walked around/under and taken out with a handsaw, if necessary -- nothing major. |
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 | Comments: |
Excellent, fast-moving, light-traction conditions on the trail -- the best winter conditions we've seen in some time that didn't require traction or snowshoes. Mostly packed powder or granular atop firm monorail and sometimes blue ice.
Just enough chop and postholes down low to have to pay attention coming down the trail to avoid an ankle-turn -- but better than we expected given what we've seen on some other trails in the area. A few gnarly deep postholes higher up just off the hardpack.
Multi-use trail had seen just a single snowmobile in the past day.
(We carried everything, as we typically do, but needed only the light traction. There's still plenty of snow on the ridge, so stepping off the packed powder trail will result in some fine postholes.)
Quite a few folks out today enjoying the great weather. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-30 |
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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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