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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Cannon Mountain, Northeast Cannonball, North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH
Trails
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Hi Cannon Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 7, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None of note. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: None. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: All trails were well packed out. We opted for smaller Kahtoola crampons for more traction on icy ledges of steep climb/descent of Cannon. Ended up leaving them on all day until the hut on the way out. Microspikes would have been fine on majority of trails (with extra time and care) with the exception of Fishin Jimmy - the many ice bulges and steep slabs made especially slick by everyone buttsledding down them - made us happy to have crampons for the way down. They are the way to go if you want to move quickly and efficiently.


Lonesome Lake down to the campground was a wide, flat, white sidewalk.  
Name
Name: Jeff & Karine 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-01-08 
Link
Link: https:// 
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