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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, NH
Trails
Trails: Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside, Airline, Lowe’s Path, Jefferson Loop, Randolph Path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 28, 2024
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at Appalachia @ 7am. 
Surface Conditions
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 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Nothing notable. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: 1 blowdown on Valley Way to walk around, a few tricky ones on Randolph Path between The Cabin & Spur Trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Brown & green fleece MEC mittens stuffed in a cairn @ Adams summit. I left them there. 
 
Comments
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.  
Name
Name: ABomb 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2024-12-28 
Link
Link: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/afternoon-hike-52292e0-651?sh=adrian-beck-oliver&utm_campaign=memory&unfurl=false&showMemory=true 
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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