| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The only two crossings with open water were at the bottom of Bondcliff but the water was low enough to easily rock hop across |
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 | Comments: |
We did the traverse from North to South. We bare-booted Zealand Rd but put spikes on at Zealand Trail and snow shoes on at the hut. The caretaker said a group of 25 had done an out-and-back from the hut to Bondcliff on Sunday so the trail was well packed much of the way. The closer you got to Bondcliff the more there were sections of blown or loose snow. Two of us took snowshoes off from the col between Bond and Bondcliff until we were coming off the Bondcliff summit since there was a lot of bare rocks. It was probably the slowest part of the hike since there was still a lot of ice between rocks and short sections of deeper drifted snow that slowed us down. The deepest snow was a brief section just after Bondcliff summit where it had collected about 4' deep just before you got into the trees. The trail was unbroken beyond Bondcliff with about 8" of surprisingly heavy snow to break out. Al Parzych and Rachel Ball did the majority of breaking from there until we hit ski tracks about a mile from the end of Bondcliff trail. |
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 | Name: |
Rick Simmons |
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 | E-Mail: |
RickNH1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-22 |
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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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