Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Doublehead, North Doublehead, NH |
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| Trails: |
Doublehead Ski Trail, Old Path, New Path |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 11, 2012 |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| Name: |
1HappyHiker |
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| E-Mail: |
randonneur8 AT yahoo DOT com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-03-12 |
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| Link: |
https://1happyhiker.blogspot.com/2012/03/doubleheads-signs-of-winter-coming-to.html |
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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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