| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Greeley Ponds lot not plowed, you’ll want 4wd. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Quite a few on the Greeley Ponds Trail but they’re easy to cross. |
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 | Comments: |
Windy but sunny day on the Osceolas! I used microspikes the whole time and didn’t always have great traction on some of the steep sections but my trekking poles helped me with stability. I brought crampons but never ended up using them. We made a side trip to the Greeley Ponds, which was less packed than the route up to the Osceolas but doable in microspikes. The chimney bypass was easy to ascend/descend and I guess now there’s even a bypass to the chimney bypass, so that part wasn’t nearly as sketchy as it could be. |
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 | Name: |
Colin |
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 | E-Mail: |
colpsmith@umass.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-06 |
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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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