| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Whitten Woods - South Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Main Junction Trail, South Peak Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 18, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Skating rink. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Comments: |
After the downpours this morning, the system blew out and the temperatures eventually dropped below freezing. Someone barebooted during the transition, leaving a lot of postholes behind on the South Peak Trail.
Main Junction Trail this evening was firm on the bootpacked portion, though a bit uneven from all of the divots left during the Saturday thaw.
South Peak Trail has monorail forming in a few places (actual elevated monorail, not the incorrect term sometimes used for packed footbed). The final pitch, south facing, has two blue ice patches that outmatched my Microspikes on the descent. If I had a do-over, I would have gone with snowshoes.
Anything outside of the narrow bootpacked tread is rotten frozen granular and will result in postholing. Full snowcover remains. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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