| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Smarts Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lambert Ridge Trail, Ranger Trail, summit spur trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 14, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was plowed out. No one else in lot beside me--unusual for a weekend. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Streams and seeps on Ranger Trail are not frozen over yet. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One big crawl-under hardwood down over Ranger. |
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 | Comments: |
Loop over Smarts via Lambert Ridge & Ranger Trail. Snow depth about 6" powder with very little firm base, drifty areas on ridges. Wedding cake ice just starting to thicken on a few ledges near summit. Trails were minimally broken out, wore snowshoes for good powder traction and to keep the trails posthole free. Scraped rock here and there but not a lot. Ski tracks and snowshoes tracks on Ranger. Fire tower covered in light rime. Noticed the new trail signs--thank you trail maintainers. Started 11:45, finished 3:20. First time I've ever seen this parking lot empty on a such a good weekend day, even in winter. Had the entire mountain to myself. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-12-14 |
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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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