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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Cannon Mountain, North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH
Trails
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Around the Lake, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, March 23, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Lafayette Place lot un-plowed with exception of road when I left at 2:30 on Saturday. Cars in lot overnight prevented plow from finishing job. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: NBD 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Kinsman Ridge from Lonesome Lake jct. to Hi-Cannon jct. questionable. Piper made it up and down the sketchy part just fine, but he's 3 years old and a pretty solid hiking dog. Can't say for sure that every dog could make it up this spot without issue. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Five of us broke out Lonesome Lake trail from the Lake. KRT was unbroken from the LL jct--we broke through waist-deep drifts and belly button-height branches...it was tough going. Halfway up the climb there is a very steep section that was at the time covered in snow, but after a couple of us climbed it, the underlying hard, blue ice was exposed. Several of my group were turned around here. At the top of this section the trail takes a HARD LEFT. I broke the remainder of KRT to the summit of Cannon and passed a few people on their way up on my return.

The rest of the trip was mercifully packed out thanks to the work of Phil et. al. Saw mostly snowshoes all day.

I'd recommend snowshoes from here on unless we get a few freeze/thaws. I would also recommend some thought as to which way you climb Cannon if you've got a dog in tow, short arms/weak upper body, or general distaste for sketchy hiking.  
Name
Name: Nate Weeks 
E-Mail
E-Mail: npweeks@Gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-03-25 
Link
Link: https://www.strava.com/activities/2235055554 
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