| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds XC Ski Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Thought we were the last 2 cars that could fit at 8:30am but two sedans managed to squeeze in either end right after we parked |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Small streams mostly snow-bridged but possible to posthole into running water if not paying attention |
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 | Comments: |
Please bring snowshoes for the ski trail. Ski trail was packed with little evidence of the doomsday post-hole warnings from Saturday (there were a few isolated post-holes). Almost no ski tracks to speak of however. Snowshoes up Mt Osceola Trail to East Peak. Steep sections were a little spicy - mixture of other hikers in snowshoes, spikes, and full crampons. Snow conditions were soft and deep enough to not necessitate crampons, at least today. Some of our group used ice axes and some used poles on ascent. Small patches of avoidable buried ice. Bypass of the Chimney bypass was broken out. No wind, beautiful undercast from Mt Osceola. Snowshoes down to East and then switched to spikes (and axes) for descent. Snow was pretty sticky. Most hikers were not butt-sliding bar a few but the trails were still in okay shaped and not luged-out. |
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 | Name: |
ADT |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-29 |
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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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