| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Stairs Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Davis Path, Stairs Mountain Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 9, 2024 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There's a flagged re-route around the submerged water crossings just past the bridge. Stepping stones at the other two crossings were underwater a few inches. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of new erosion on the ascent of Crawford. One 8" diameter fir partly obstructing trail below Giant Stairs. |
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 | Comments: |
Consistent hard snowcover & icy patches from the bridge to the base of the climb up the shoulder of Crawford with exposed water crossings. Thereafter, lots of bare ground, rock & ice to about 1,800ft, with water running down the trail in places. Snow is still deep along upper parts of Crawford & the ridgeline, hard monorail. Rocks near the Crawford summit turnoff mostly bare. Firm snow from there to Mt Parker trail as long as I hiked in the very center of the trail, but had it been warmer or sunnier, I would have been postholing. Snow undermined with water in a few places. Spikes did the trick through all of the aforementioned. Used snowshoes from Mt Parker trail to Stairs summit & down to the first stair ledge, where there had been less traffic & compaction. Side hill below the Giant Stairs was a slanted funhouse walk. Gouged my head on an overhang blowdown near the top of Stairs, bandaged myself up & then removed the offending hazard. Did not go up to Crawford summit. Noticed that the ledges on Resolution were mostly bare. Passed 8 hikers heading up/down Crawford & noticed one person ascending Resolution. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-10 |
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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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