| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mount Field, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon, Willey Range |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, November 17, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked in the small lot next to the Depot. The plows hadn’t gotten the side of the road when we arrived at 10:00, but came through and cleared the shoulder at 2:00. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Both were easily rock hopped using poles. Note that two of the rocks on the second crossing tilt when you step on them. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
found a small handheld tri-pod thing. LMK if it’s yours and I can get it back to you. |
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 | Comments: |
Snowing hard when we started with a few inches of fresh snow on the trail down low. We carried rock spikes and snowshoes, but started off barebooting. Donned snowshoes 0.9 miles in and wore them all the way back to the car (probably should have switched to rock spikes around the same place on the way down, but we were too lazy). We were passed by a trail runner above Avalon who went out to Willey and then hit Tom on his way down. He was moving right along and said that he encountered some deep drifts along the ridge. He had no snowshoes, but obviously had no problem. I personally couldn’t wait to put on snowshoes so I could take advantage of the televators going up Avalon. It was SO NICE! We saw three other hikers heading up as we were exiting. None had snowshoes. Two had on spikes and were planning on hitting Willey. Not sure what the other guy had planned. Either way, if you’re not a bad-ass trail runner, you would probable much happier wearing snowshoes for the bulk of your hike. Don’t forget, the Willey Range always gets way more snow than people expect. |
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 | Name: |
WanderingSoules |
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 | E-Mail: |
soules@writeme.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://youtu.be/ZPe04jPOUws?si=NeAhG35w9QbwGiEi |
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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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