| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of space in the Appalachia parking lot when we arrived at around 8am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None worth mentioning |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One big blowdown on Valley Way above the junction with Upper Bruin (a herd path has developed around it). |
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 | Comments: |
The whole route is packed snow, except for the upper 1/2 mile of Valley Way (above Upper Bruin), which has about 6 inches of loose snow. We used microspikes on Valley Way, and switched to crampons above treeline (on Osgood Trail) for stability in the wind (actually we switched a little before that to have more traction on the upper part of Valley Way), but another group used microspikes the whole way. One could use snowshoes on the 1/2 mile mentioned above, but even with microspikes one would not make deep postholes. We carried snowshoes but did not use them. Above treeline it was a mix of packed snow and rocks. |
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 | Name: |
mathbp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-25 |
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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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