| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mount Madison, Mount Adams , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood, Gulfside, Airline |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed, plenty of parking when I got there at 7am |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Moving too fast to really notice but the only down trees I did notice had packed trails around them. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My b*tches crushed it. Start to finish took 2hrs52mins. Humble dog mom brag. |
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 | Comments: |
Valley way is almost entirely well packed to the hut minus one short/less than a half mile section of loose drifted barebooted snow. It would have taken more effort to put snowshoes on for that short section than it did to just hike the steps created by others (imo). Up to Madison was a mix of rocks and packed snow, some avoidable ice. More
rocks than snow unfortunately. Sharp spikes were fine, crampons would have not been fun with all the rocks. Rest of the way to Adams had some loose drifted snow until it was back to mostly rocks and hard packed snow. Not much ice. Rocks were annoying, need more snow up there/less wind. Chilly and windier than I thought it was going to be but the sun felt nice. We had both summits to ourselves before retreating down to Valley Way where we chased Strava crowns like the d**cheb*g runners we occasionally are. Sorry to the couple hikers that tried to talk to me as my AirPod was blaring thirst trap music. Didn’t see many people out yet, too early, but most of those I did see were in spikes. I wore spikes door to door. |
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 | Name: |
B*tches on Ridges |
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 | E-Mail: |
sunsoutbunsout@legalizenudityinthewmnf.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-19 |
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 | Link: |
 https://neverlistentoatrailrunnah.com |
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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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