| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Monadnock , NH |
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 | Trails: |
White dot and white cross |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of plowed space. Pass required |
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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, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Loose packed powder going up white dot. I found snowshoes with televators helpful, but most people were doing just fine with spikes. They weren’t post-holing for the most part, but it was loose and there were drifts occasionally.
Summit had a thin snow cover on the ice. More significant traction might be helpful for the descent.
White cross trail only had one set of post-hole tracks when we started down. Two of us descended in snowshoes in deep snow. Ran into three guys breaking trail going up and then another person descending before we finished. We were late in the day, so probably nobody else on that trail. That trail saw only 6 sets of snowshoes, so it is broken out but still very loose and unconsolidated. |
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 | Name: |
Jen |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-01 |
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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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