| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Nicely plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossings were open & a bit awkward in snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
We were worried seeing bare ground in Lincoln, but the Saturday night storm did drop 4" of much-needed snow in Franconia Notch, increasing to about 8" near the summit. Heavy snowshoe traffic on Sunday packed this down to be easily bare-bootable from the Basin all the way to Liberty summit. We snowshoed up and booted down [therefore leaving the trail in worse shape]. There is thin cover with rocks showing below 3000', but snowshoes were manageable from the car. There is lots of fluffy transportable snow sitting around up high so definitely recommend snowshoes once the wind and snow pick up on Monday. We enjoyed zero wind on the summit at noon (Mt Washington was reporting 2mph at the time). Great day on the mountain as always! |
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 | Name: |
Dlaw |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-19 |
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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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