| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cardigan, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Access road, West Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 12, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pretty small lot, the gate is closed, I clocked .66 to summer trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail looked good, very well blazed in Orange. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy dog trail, but a lot of ice on the cone, so be careful of your dogs, they can slide. |
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 | Comments: |
Had a nice climb up, breakable crust over 6 inches of sugar snow, this is one Bi-Polar winter so far. We enjoyed our hike, spikes car to car, snowshoes wouldn't have been helpful. New tower looked spiffy. Very fast descent, the trail is broken out now, but it's still loose and slick until the snows composition changes. Access road in is ice, helped a lady by calling the police to arrange getting her car pulled out of a ditch, that's how icy it is, its ok if you know how to drive. Note- the broken trail does deviate from the blazes in at least two spots, but the deviations are short and merge onto the correct route in short time. I knew it was off route, but it already had tracks and that crust was a bit....lol. Shay had a fun day. |
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 | Name: |
Randy and Shay |
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 | E-Mail: |
Climb2liv2003@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-13 |
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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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