| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Smarts Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ranger Trail, Lambert Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 8, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was icy and wet at edges. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Stepping stones were exposed on Ranger Trail crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Multiple blowdowns along Ranger Trail, relatively easy to step over or around. |
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 | Comments: |
Smarts Mtn: up Ranger, down Lambert Ridge, RGoH, party of 9. Ranger Trail was a heinous wet mess, with water running down much of the lower half of the trail, ice, slush, mud, blowdowns, bare rocky patches. Beyond the brook crossing it was 6" deep snow with awkward, frozen postholes on the flats; on the steeps before the trail junction a lot of icy ledge and bare patches. Lambert Ridge had significant ice patches on the upper summit cone ledges beyond the trail junction; the lower ledges were mostly barren and dry with a scattering of snow & few ice patches. About 6" hard snow on upper parts of the mountain, all packed out. Firetower was crusted over with rime. No good footwear choices with conditions like this. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-08 |
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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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