| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Eastman Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Slippery Brook Trail, Eastman Mountain Trail, Baldface Knob Trail, Baldface Circle Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No major issues |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost a Garmin Inreach Explorer. It likely fell off the roof of my car as I left the lot. Please email me if you find it.
I found a dog leash; contact me with description and I can return. |
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 | Comments: |
Skinned up Slippery Brook, which was in excellent shape. Headed over to Eastman, which had some old tracks, but considerable new snow needing breaking out the track again. I switched to snowshoes a short distance below the summit as the trail steepened. Great views. On the descent, I put my skies back on and headed up to Baldface Knob. Too steep for skins near the top, so I did barefoot up a short ways on the well packed track. Skiing down, the snow wasn't great - basically heavy mash potatoes. I ended up going too far north down into the valley above Chandler Gorge and had to put my snowshoes back on and traverse over to the Baldface Circle Trail. Tough going with some very deep drifts. Descending the Baldface Circle Trail, there was an obvious old track, but no one had been on it since the last storm. |
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 | Name: |
Jay Baxter |
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 | E-Mail: |
jbaxtermdfacs@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-10 |
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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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