| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, Mt. John Quincy Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Airline Cutoff, Airline, Gulfside, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 23, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Left a car at Ammo (USFS) and Appalachia. Both where brimming at 0700. There is a MONSTER frost heave on base station road that we might have recreated the General Lee from the dukes of hazard, you will go airborne! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All are bridged, nothing of note |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One or two leaners/blowdowns, nothing major. Oh and the widow maker cluster at 3700 is now gone on Valley - awesome! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Katahdin was out |
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 | Comments: |
Great day to be in the Northerns. Ton's out, the trailheads looked like summer. I didnt get much sleep so only opted for M/A/JQA. BK went on to Jefferson as well. Valley Way is a packed highway. Snowshoes to hut, then switched to spikes. It's only choppy for a little bit and then it gets boney enough that snowshoes became too cumbersome. "broke" out to JQA for Winter TW, I love that little peak! Descended from hut to car in record time, about an hour, due to awesome conditions. I was boot skiing for the majority of it and mildly trail running the rest |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-24 |
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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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