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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Cabot, NH
Trails
Trails: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, March 9, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Room for 4 vehicles at the Unknown Pond (south) lot. Most vehicles were lined up at the York Pond Trail trailhead. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Largest was snowbridged, but some of the seeps were difficult due to the large snowbanks. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: I recollect a couple of blowdowns on Bunnell Notch Trail, the largest of which is blocking the corridor near the height of land. I took out some deadfall. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Trail was a nice packed snowshoe track up to the cabin, however parasitic postholers were reaping havoc late this morning. I can't imagine what it looked like this afternoon when the temperatures climbed above freezing. Some without snowshoes seemed oblivious to how much snow there is, where the sun was moving to, how warm it was getting, and how deep they would be postholing in those conditions on the way down. Others had no idea that the path from the cabin to the summit was not well broken out and was not kosher with the trail (have fun postholing into a buried spruce tree). Others didn't care at all, saying "I don't need snowshoes." Well, thanks for trashing the trail for everyone else (perhaps you also pee on the toilet seat, not caring about the next user). But, there was some karma, seeing how much extra effort they were putting in spinning their wheels with their Microspikes, as opposed to those gliding along smoothly on snowshoes.

The majority of the ascent has about 3 to 4 feet of snowpack. On the ridge, the snowpack is probably 5 to 7 feet, judging by the treetop views and that the "summit" sign had to be dug out.

Beautiful spring like weather - mild temperatures, not a cloud in the sky. Birch glades were particularly, contrasting with the deep blue.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-03-09 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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