| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Tecumseh Trail, bushwhacks, logging road, Sosman Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 24, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room before the ski area opened, but by late morning the only available spaces were in lower lots. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing 1 open (as usual). Crossing 2 snow bridged. Did not use crossing 3. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Took out the Sosman blowdown. |
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 | Comments: |
Lower trail was well packed up to the height of land before crossing 3; smooth sailing on snowshoes. Portions may melt out with next week's forecast, but still full coverage for now. From that area, I bushwhacked up the slope and soon hit an old logging road, which I was able to follow for about 700 vertical feet, keeping it until a few dozen feet of the trail. 3-6" of newer snow on top of the previous crust, so very good going.
Some drifting up on the ridge, including a place on the Sosman summit loop where Microspikers were chewing moss off a boulder on the side of the trail to avoid a drift. The upper Mt. Tecumseh Trail summit loop (right) was a mess of postholes, courtesy yesterday's Microspikers. I bailed at the upper turn, following the ridge all the way down to about 2,200 feet. Had to skirt a few cliffs, but otherwise decent woods for White Mountain standards.
Snowpack generally about 2 to 3 feet (a little less down low and a little more in a few places up high).
Beautiful sunny morning with temperatures in the 20s and a bit of wind. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-24 |
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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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