| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside, Airline, Lowe’s Path, Jefferson Loop, Randolph Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Appalachia @ 7am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing notable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
1 blowdown on Valley Way to walk around, a few tricky ones on Randolph Path between The Cabin & Spur Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Brown & green fleece MEC mittens stuffed in a cairn @ Adams summit. I left them there. |
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 | Comments: |
I wore rock spikes from the parking lot up to Madison then over Adams to Thunderstorm Junction, then needed snowshoes to Adams Five. I then bare-booted to Edmands Col. drifts are super deep with no clear trail (at least when I ascended) up Great Gulf to Jefferson Loop. There’s a path now but those without snowshoes were “on the struggle bus”.
Randolph Path was everything from unbroken to well packed and snowshoes were worn til the parking lot. |
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 | Name: |
ABomb |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-28 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/afternoon-hike-52292e0-651?sh=adrian-beck-oliver&utm_campaign=memory&unfurl=false&showMemory=true |
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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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