| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cube, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Cube Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
1 car at Noon when I arrived. None at 4pm on return. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Two minor crossings are breaking up, but still easy. The last and potentially most challenging crossing is still an ice bridge as of 3:00 today, but if these warm temps continue, that could change. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape. One small stepover blowdown on the spur to North. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
Fortunately not, sure felt warm enough for them though. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Smart hikers headed out early to Cube today. I got to the trailhead at Noon and paid for it. Wore spikes to the last major crossing and then donned snowshoes, left them on for the duration. Even in MSR Revo’s, I was slipping and sinking all the way up from the crossing to the summits. On the way down, if I didn’t get toes in first, it was either ski time or glissade time and I experienced both. Gorgeous views, could see the entire spine of the Green Mts from Stratton to Camel’s Hump and even the snowcapped peak of what I think is Lafayette just to the right of Moose’s summit. If that is the wrong peak I’m naming, please let me know. |
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 | Name: |
Mark |
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 | E-Mail: |
wapacked@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-16 |
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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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