| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Gulfside, Airline, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 17, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Appalachia is fully plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Only one blowdown high up on Valley Way, an easy step-over by going just off the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
We put on snowshoes a short ways down Valley Way. The base is supportive under few inches of loose powder, snowshoes were the most efficient choice. Above treeline is still very boney with some deeper drifts, didn't hit any hardpack. We beat on the snowshoes most of the way up Adams then went to spikes for the summit and kept them on. Whichever choice you have on your feet there are downsides, had a few knee deep post holes between rocks. Osgood was better, not so drifty. There were at least 6 other hikers who snowshoed up Valley Way packing down the snow, so it was in good shape for just spikes on the way back down. |
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 | Name: |
Kyle L & E.T. Fudge |
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 | E-Mail: |
kjlanctot g mail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/13380717567 |
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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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