| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside, Airline, Lowe’s Path, Israel Ridge Trail, Jefferson Loop, Castle Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
One car at Bowman, one car at Appalachia, no issues although there’s a monster slush puddle forming at Bowman. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The Israel River still has a nice snowbridge across it. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of tough blowdowns on Valley Way, waist high. Lots of blowdowns on Castle Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of exposed rocks and ice up top, might have been a tough day on the paws. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw one. Pretended I didn’t. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There are a pair of Leki Poles on Osgood. They aren’t collapsed so it didn’t look like they fell off a pack. Forgotten perhaps? |
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 | Comments: |
Fun day in the northern Presi’s helping Tutu work on her grid. She wore hillsound pros most of the day, I wore my rock spikes. There is some pretty decent ice up above treeline. I would recommend wearing more than microspikes up Madison. Jefferson snowfield is pretty spicy in a few spots, be careful taking that on. Castle Trail is a mess of postholes. We put our snowshoes on about 2/3 of the way down. They wouldn’t have done anything before besides tire out our ankles. |
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 | Name: |
mmace724 |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-04-04 |
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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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