| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues, low flow, plenty of ice bridging |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails were fine |
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 | Comments: |
With the NW wind, I decided to follow Capt Chris's advice and go up OBP and down Falling Waters. Some of the steeps on OBP were covered in a thin layer of new snow which improved traction--but Hillsounds were still needed. The cone around Lafayette was pretty hard, frozen snow and ice. Very windy on top but not unbearable. Aside from me, there were 4 others on the ridge. One (Ken) was going in the same direction as me but the other 3 were headed north on FRT. Beautiful day. As a side note--and this will not be news to most reading this--the weather report on Trails NH was spot on and usually is. When I checked last night it indicated a west wind (flip of a coin on traverse direction) but this morning it forecasted a NW wind which cemented my clockwise traverse. Going down Falling Waters was a bit hairy given the amount of ice but I followed Ken's shortcut around the steepest, iciest pitch. |
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 | Name: |
Tatnic |
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 | E-Mail: |
brucecrawfordnco@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-22 |
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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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