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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Smarts Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Lambert Ridge Trail, Ranger Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: There are a few blowdowns on the Ranger trail that need to be cleared. Broken window in the fire tower. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Used microspikes the whole way. Definitely recommend them on the climb up to Lambert's Ridge as the snow is not that deep and there are plenty of rocks poking out in the trail, which would make using snowshoes difficult. The snow is packed firm enough so that they aren't needed there. Once on the top of the ridge there was a fresh inch of snow that was untracked and the rocks mostly disappeared so snowshoes might be useful there. Same for the remainder of the trip. Going down Ranger would be good with snowshoes, but wasn't a problem with boots and spikes, either. Someone recently skied all the way down the Ranger Trail.  
Name
Name: Bill 
E-Mail
E-Mail: teschek@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-01-27 
Link
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