| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Stinson Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Stinson Mountain Trail, snowmobile trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Last road is muddy near the beginning. Parking lot is ice. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Same widowmaker near the stonewall. |
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 | Comments: |
Snowpack survived the first major rain of the year. Still about 1.5 to 2 feet of snowpack remaining with a somewhat supportive crust (at least with snowshoes). Generally frozen granular, but there was a dusting to half an inch of powder on the upper mountain that resulted in slight drifting. The snowshoe trough is not nearly as pronounced post-rain, so another thaw could start to reveal monorail. There are some legacy postholes, as well as a few new ones installed by Microspikers today.
Snowmobile trail is still open/being groomed with good coverage (a few random rocks sticking up where the tracks have worn through).
I wore snowshoes roundtrip and found them to be ideal, particularly on the loose granular on the snowmobile trail. Microspikes would be adequate while temperatures remain at or below freezing.
Partly sunny afternoon with temperatures around freeze and gusty winds. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-07 |
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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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