| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Prospect Hill (Enfield), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Butternut Trail, Goodhue Road, bushwhacks, Butternut Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for several cars at end of Anderson Pond road. Eastman area is all private not sure what the protocol is for parking/hiking here without permission? Dan’s a 10-year Enfield native so we went for it. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Cold weather plus deep powder and bushwhack nature of our ski meant I left Fin at home. |
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 | Comments: |
Made it to summit and down of this NH500 highest on Nordic skis (Fischer 78 and 88 both with easy skins). 4-5 inches of soft powder on top of firm base made for incredible ski conditions. butternut road is a forest/skidder road that ascends to half mile pond just west of the summit. Once we reached the HOL near the pond we started bushwhacking due east and found mostly open woods staying to the north side of the western ridge. Last 100’ was well-earned! Recognized high point is a glass jar on small distinct knob. we signed in and had a really awesome/fast descent following our tracks down the hill. You ever get a mile into a tough trip and your hiking/ski partner tells you they forgot their phone, water, and food and they consumed nothing all morning and they feel cold and unwell and are unable to put their own skins on? that’s when a good partner shares your water and food and then doubles down on the pace just to punish them for their stupidity. |
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 | Name: |
Spence and Dan |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-05 |
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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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