| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Garfield Winter lot. There were 9 other cars there at 8:00 am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged or Ice Bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some large blowdowns on Gale River Loop Rd, Lots of tree debris on road and Gale River Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Probably all good for dogs |
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 | Comments: |
I skied out Gale River Rd from the east entrance to about 2/10 mile up Gale River Trail where I switched to snowshoes. There was a lot of debris on the road and trail and it really isn't worth skiing it until the area gets 3+ inches of snow without ridiculous winds. I did a lot of housekeeping on Gale River Trail - I made a small dent. Two men lead the way with an amazing display of synchronized snowshoeing (meaning their trip up resulted in one set of deep snowshoe tracks). I followed (and did little to even out the track) and at least one couple followed me. They (and others?) did a very nice job on the round trip of smoothing the track. I think we can assume Frost is the same. Twinway and North Twin Spur got the tracks from the 2 leaders (who crossed and descended North Twin Trail) and mine out and back. Twinway needs a lot more work and anyone heading to North Twin Spur can expect to do some trail breaking as snow was drifting in in many spots and it snowed 2 or more inches after I crossed back from North Twin. |
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 | Name: |
Tomats |
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 | E-Mail: |
tomats62@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-14 |
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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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