East Osceola, Mt. Osceola - NH 112, Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail - 2-18-2023

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH

	Trails:	NH 112, Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, February 18, 2023

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Parked in the plowed pulloff above the trailhead. When we came out people were parking near the trailhead with half their cars over the white line. Don’t be those people.

	Surface Conditions:	Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	Main crossing is still nicely bridged

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Couple of blowdowns right after the summit of East Osceola are getting tough.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Saw one dog, looked like he was having a good time.

	Bugs:	None

	Lost and Found:	None.


	Comments:	Fun day out with Danielle and Tom for his SSW48over70 project. Today got him over 50%. We were prepared to leave the cars with snowshoes, crampons, and ice axes not sure what we would find for conditions after the rain/freeze. Before we left though, two people who had gone up for sunrise came down and gave some great beta that there was no need for snowshoes. D and I ended up wearing hillsounds door to door. Tom wore Hillsounds up and K10s for the descent. The steeps are in good shape, hard packed with some decent steps and some breakable crust snow on the side if you need to kick in steps of your own. A little ice in a few places but not bad. A few people had come up the Tripoli side. The chimney bypass is pretty easy right now, plenty taking the bypass to the bypass as well.

	Name:	mmace724

	E-Mail:	mikeymace at hotmail dot com

	Date Submitted:	2023-02-18

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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.