| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Washington, Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Jewell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Forest Service lot - never saw more than 2-3 other cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All are very bridged - you barely notice the water under the ice/snow. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Jewell right when it goes into the trees is a little bit of a carwash. |
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 | Comments: |
Absolutely gorgeous sunny, mostly windless day. Was able to hike everything above treeline in just a base layer. Only regret is not bringing sunscreen. Wore snowshoes almost the whole time.
Ammo: Snowshoes. Broken out and in good shape. Pretty firm base although it gets soft and drifty once it starts to break treeline. Thanks to everyone who broke this out yesterday!
Crawford Path up to Washington: All crusty rime ice. Snowshoes still worked so I kept them on but spikes would probably be fine as well.
Gulfside out to Jefferson: Snowshoes. This was more mixed - still mostly crusty rime ice but also some areas of soft/drifting snow where snowshoes were helpful.
Jewell: I briefly switched to spikes above treeline when I found my snowshoes were slipping because of some areas where the surface was very hard and icy. Unfortunately this just led to postholing in the softer sections so I switched back to snowshoes. Neither option was great above treeline. Below treeline the snow is incredibly soft and drifty - I think you'd definitely want snowshoes. The soft snow made the descent pretty annoying in snowshoes and I can only imagine it would be much worse without them.
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 | Name: |
Joanna |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-02-20 |
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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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