Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid , NH |
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| Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No problems with side of the road parking. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hoppable |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns at 1.4 and 1.9 miles from trailhead - about 9” trunk diameter. A branchy blowdown about 2/10ths past the Scaur junction heading towards North peak - largest trunk diameter about 6”. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw 3 happy ones. |
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| Bugs: |
Mosquitoes |
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| Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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| Comments: |
The calendar says it is Spring but it is still full on winter at elevation here in NH. Bring traction and winter layers!
First 2.3 miles were bare ground in various forms. Then, started white icy decaying monorail. 2.4 miles became consistent unavoidable snow over ice all the way to middle peak. Sharp Hillsounds went on at 2.4 miles and stayed on until the same point on the return. The first part of the steep 6/10ths section before the Scaur junction has several sketchy areas that were traces of snow over hard ice before 10 a.m. then slippery snow over white ice and hour and a half later and quite sketchy!
Thawing temps Monday and Tuesday will cause a bunch of melting that will most likely freeze into hard icy luges Wed/Thu/Fri on the steep sections. If going to do this trail later in the week, full crampons would not be overkill for the steeps. |
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| Name: |
thegingerhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-24 |
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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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