| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Lost Pass, NH |
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Ski trails, old Snows Brook Trail, bushwhack, herd path, old Woodbury Trail, Cascade Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 3, 2021 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
The old Snows Brook Trail has about 6-10 inches of powder, increasing to 10-15 in the pass (I wore snowshoes the entire time). At the point where the trail disappears at 2700ft, I noticed a few orange blazes on some trees — not sure if I missed these on previous visits, or if they are new, but they didn’t seem to continue very far. For this trip I decided to do some reconnaissance on a possible route from the end of Snows Brook Trail to the beaver meadow complex via the eastern flank of Snows Mountain. This ended up being a long and horrendous bushwhack, where I was walking across blowdowns a few feet above the ground in order to avoid the thickets below. In winter at least, I think it remains the case that the easiest/shortest route to the pass is via the mixed forests on the northern side of Flat Mtn. North, around the 2900-foot level.
Once I reached the beaver meadow, I followed the herd path N-NE to the junction with the old Woodbury Trail, passing by a massive glacial erratic along the way. Snowshoeing conditions were decent on Woodbury, with the exception of a few water holes that required easy bypasses. |
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 | Name: |
timbercamp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-03 |
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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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