| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Comments: |
First time writer, long time reader. I wore snowshoes the whole out and back. Microspikes would have been fine for the Greeley Ponds Trail section. Greeley Ponds Trail had 2-3 inches of fresh uncompacted snow besides some fox tracks. I probably should have switched to my crampons on the steep sections on the Mount Osceola Trail but I found that I had just enough grip in my snowshoes to feel secure. I did do some step-kicks to be safe on a short section or two. I went up the bypass on the way up the chimney and down the bypass to the bypass on the way down. There were quite a few snow drifts between East Osceola and Osceola so I would bring snowshoes until that gets compacted. |
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 | Name: |
Schweddy Ben |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-15 |
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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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