| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Gulfside, Osgood Trail, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 19, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some annoying blowdowns on Airline, near treeline. Sawed off the branches of one slither-under, converting it to a crawl-under. |
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 | Comments: |
Airline in good shape, an easy snowshoe the whole length. In fact, the four of us wore snow shoes the entire hike (well, a bit of a fib, one of us preferred to slip-slide in bareboots for the first hour or so). There were some shortish stretches above treeline where crampons may have worked better, but then punch-through might have been a problem, so they never came out of our packs. Although it too was fairly well packed, due to the deep snow the upper stretch of Valley Way was a PITA, due to severe side-sloping--sure glad we did not go up it as well. Turned out to be a very nice northern presis day, even though the sky was not blue. |
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 | Name: |
RonK |
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 | E-Mail: |
r.kusner@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-19 |
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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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