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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH
Trails
Trails: Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, January 12, 2024
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All crossing bridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The Falling Waters and OBP Trails are a postholed mess. Plain awful. The snow is frozen powder, but could be compressed with enough snowshoe traffic. I was able to bareboot all the way up to Little Haystack by placing my boots in the postholes. The ridge is probably best traversed with snowshoes - I used full crampons because the snowshoes I was carrying kind of sucked in these conditions. Wish I'd brought my Evo Ascents instead.  
Name
Name: Philip Werner 
E-Mail
E-Mail: fluffy@sectionhiker.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2024-01-12 
Link
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