| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Gulfside, Jewell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 10, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Cog hiker lot was ~1/4 full at 8am. You need $10 to put in metal ranger and a pen to fill out the envelope |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Amo he nothing of note. But the final crossing just by the cog parking lot was a bit sketchy. It is fully bridged, but one in our party fell thru and went down into a big wet hole. All was fine, it it took a bit to get out. Someone said there is a bridge, we couldn’t find it. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few small step overs on jewel. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None, nor would I recommend this trail for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a pair of ski googles with bright orange lenses in tree just before getting to river by cog station. One of our party took them to lost and found. |
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 | Comments: |
It was warm, above freezing all day. The snow on amo is well packed but was very soft and sticky. We made it to gem pool in spikes, and traction was so good we did not swap for crampons there. A bit past gem pool some heavier members of our group started post holing, and put on snow shoes. I made it up Monroe and across to jewel in spikes. Others did it in snow shoes. Just a bit off trail and you will post hole knee deep. But at jewel for start of decent I put on snow shoes as snow was softer and we were starting to slide. I put them on maybe 100yds too soon, it gets a bit boney on early parts of decent. If it freezes up all that soft ice and water from the warm day, will make you want real crampons on amo for sure. |
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 | Name: |
Geoff |
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 | E-Mail: |
Geoffreykaiser@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-11 |
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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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