| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Route 112, Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail, ski trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 18, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Greeley Pond Trailhead parking lot not plowed, and blocked by the road clearing snow ridge, such that even 4WD vehicles could not get in, I would imagine. Parked at the ski trailhead roadside parking area one-half mile west of the Greeley Pond Trailhead. We were the first to park there, and it was full upon our return. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All hoppable |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost an EMS black liner glove. |
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 | Comments: |
My hiking partner and I started early, with only two sets of snowshhoe tracks ahead of us. We wore snowshoes from the trailhead to Osceola and part way back down Osceola, then switched to crampons, which we left on until getting down to the ski trail junction, at whcih point we switched back to snwoshoes for the hike out on the ski trail. By the time we were coming back down Osceola I counted ten pairs of snowshoes that had come up. After that I counted about another ten people bare-booting or using just light traction. There are no post holes, but the trail by the end of the day will be choppy as, in my opinion, descending with snowshoes would not be a safe option. The four folks who passed us heading over to Osceola were continuing on from Osceola to bushwhack to Middle Osceola, then to West Osceole, then to East Pond and out--my hat goes off to them. |
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 | Name: |
RonK |
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 | E-Mail: |
r.kusner@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-18 |
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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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