| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 23, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of plowed, open parking at the trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One duck-under (looks old) and one already de-limbed stepover (looks newer than old). Both are chain-sawable. Neither is an issue. |
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 | Comments: |
Nice trek -- very quiet, saw just three other folks out, and no one on the summit.
Only item of note is that there are a few small blue ice bulges forming on the steeps near Beaver Brook, where the snow has been worn off, and light traction (or even traction) is helpful for getting up/down these. Otherwise, snowshoes worked fine the entire way.
In particular, snowshoes higher up, past the Asquam Ridge Trail intersection, where the snow is not consolidated, were very helpful.
Both the Benton Trail and the Asquam Ridge Trail looked broken out. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-24 |
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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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