| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Field, Mt. Avalon, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Used wider plowed area of access road to Highland Center and others filled in behind me, but after 4-5 cars the wide area was filled. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
snow/ice bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No significant blowdowns remaining, but there are some small spruce-fir bends over or into the trail that I would have liked to remove, but they are only small nuisances and my dog shivered when I took too long on those I did do. But I suspect he knew he could get a treat from me by doing that, so maybe he wasn't so cold. Blazes would be hard to find with packed snow on the trees but even when filled and drifted the basic route was rather obvious. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
As of now trails are pretty good for dogs, large or small. I applied more musher's wax to his paws which helped with the icing. |
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 | Comments: |
Trail well packed to A-Z and that continued towards Tom. Trail from there to Field increasingly filled in, with deep drifts to Avalon which gave the mighty tough little dog a good workout but shortly thereafter we ran into two guys and then a third coming down as part of a loop up A-Z. By now that section of trail is a nice trench but not hard packed. There was at least one bare booter up to Avalon and back who didn't do any permanent damage, but most were using snowshoes. Crampons of some sort on the snowshoes recommended for the descent. The trail to Willey was not broken out, so I assume it is likely filled in and drifted in many places. Beautiful sunny day, with the woods sheltering us sufficiently from the cold gusty wind except at the very top of Field but a hood or balaclava was a good idea. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-12-30 |
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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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