| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Mansfield - The Chin, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Long Trail, Profanity Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Comments: |
Hiked up to Taft Lodge Tuesday night and had the place to myself - spikes car to lodge. Surprisingly well "insulated" (or at least cracks sealed), stayed reasonably warm and slept pretty well! Woke up before sunrise and enjoyed my breakfast w/ red/orange light pouring through the front windows. Took LT south to the Chin - snow had melted a bit since I was there Saturday, which exposed some ice underneath making for an interesting climb to the top. Crampons/axe definitely helped.
The trip down the Profanity Trail back to Taft Lodge was a little frustrating. My friend and I had broken a reasonably nice trail using snowshoes through powder on Saturday. Had it been left to freeze/thaw/consolidate - there probably would've been a stable monorail... unfortunately someone plomp'd through w/o snowshoes since Saturday and it was a postholed mess which is about to re-freeze. Bummer.
Taft Lodge down back to the car was uneventful - spikes all the way. |
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 | Name: |
Adam |
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 | E-Mail: |
ajacobs223@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-11-27 |
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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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