| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Mansfield - The Chin, Mt. Mansfield - Adam's Apple, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Long Trail, Profanity Trail, bushwack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking @ road closure fills quickly, especially weekends |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing on L.T. solidly bridged |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A bit much for them, steep & loose, w/off-piste skiers around. |
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 | Comments: |
L.T. out of Smuggler's Notch (Stowe side)well packed but mushy enough that snowshoes are needed. Trail gets confusing with snowboard/ski tracks interspersed, but white blazes are visible up to Taft Lodge. Above here it's always nebulous in winter, for Profanity follow glades angling left to the gullies, for L.T. head straight up to the saddle and then the Chin. Very steep either way, was able to use MSR snowshoes today in the soft snow but wouldn't go up here without full crampons. After summiting the Chin(4,393') I came back down Profanity to just above treeline and traversed north to Eagle Pass and the Adam's Apple(4,060'), descending from there to the L.T. at "the cabin"(Taft Lodge). Snow in the alpine zone has a solid base, though slightly unstable in the gullies today with the warmth. An excellent mountain experience awaits those who don't mind some route finding. |
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 | Name: |
Drew Petersen |
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 | E-Mail: |
twolilies@wildblue.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-17 |
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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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