| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Lions Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Lions Head Winter Route |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
AMC parking lot was well plowed and few cars |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No water crossing |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was broken in recently. No recent hiked traces in the accent part from the rocks to the ridge. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw several happy dogs on Turkerman ravine trails |
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 | Comments: |
First accent attempt to lionhead winter route. Winter route open, summer route officially closed.We are the only ones completed this trail yesterday.
Trail is loose powder. The two sections of rocks at the beginning of the vertical accent were burried in snow, no holds at all, making our accent very challenging. Snow was deep, crampon were not always stepped in snow, making us in an unstable condition at the rocks. We don't have ice axe, only crampon and a rope. We had to try to hold every dead tree brunch to secure ourselves. The person used the rope belaying me in the front on the way up, and behind on the way down.
When we came out the ridge, it was blizzard condition. No visibility. No trace to Lion head. We returned back the same way very soon.
Crampon and ice axe were the must have in this condition. Impossible to accent or descent on microspike. |
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 | Name: |
Yuanfei |
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 | E-Mail: |
yuanfeiwu10@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-31 |
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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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