| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Ragged Mountain, Ragged Mountain - West Peak (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ample parking at 1pm and plenty of spaces open at 4:30 on return. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily crossed |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Large blowdown 2 miles in from Proctor Academy parking lot. |
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 | Comments: |
Had the entire hike to myself. Barebooted on a lone snowshoe track that was as hard as concrete for the first mile, then switched to snowshoes. Found the high point on Ragged East, chose not to head over to Old Top as the summit was encased in fog.
After East Peak, I was hesitant on going to West as I didn’t really want to be hiking out with my headlamp, but I did try. Along the ridge, I was crisscrossing with recent and large bear tracks. The snowshoe track that I followed to East summit stopped after about 100 yards on the ridge where I “broke” trail on a very supportive snowshoe track with an inch of powder on top. About halfway to West and just after a steep section that offered a rope, I found an even steeper section with no rope and no reasonable way to descend (that I could immediately see) without sliding down. I decided to call it a day at that point and will tackle West peak from New Canada Rd another day. |
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 | Name: |
Mark S |
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 | E-Mail: |
wapcked@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-31 |
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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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