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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks South Doublehead, North Doublehead, NH
Trails
Trails: Doublehead Ski Trail, Old Path, New Path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: There was one major blowdown on the New Path en route to South Doublehead. You could either crawl under it, or follow a short bushwhack route around it. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: All trails were snow-covered with very few patches of bare ground. Previous hiker-traffic had consolidated the snow such that you could do the hike without snowshoes. Many hikers had done this which resulted in a choppy surface with some occasional postholes. Due to the warm temperature and softened snow, I opted to wear snowshoes to lessen the possibility of creating more postholes. On my descent, I had a backcountry skier stop and thank me for wearing snowshoes on the Doublehead Ski Trail.



There was one major blowdown on the New Path en route to South Doublehead. You could either crawl under it, or follow a short bushwhack route around it.



My BLOG (link below) has a few photos from this hike.
 
Name
Name: 1HappyHiker 
E-Mail
E-Mail: randonneur8 AT yahoo DOT com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-03-12 
Link
Link: https://1happyhiker.blogspot.com/2012/03/doubleheads-signs-of-winter-coming-to.html 
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