| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Ellen, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Jerusalem Trail, Long Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road is widened just after the trailhead. Room for 4 or 5 cars. Utility work happening on road so expect bucket trucks during the weekday. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Jerusalem Trail was well packed down low, softer higher up. It's a large sugarbush you pass through- about .9 miles long and who knows how wide. At one point you crawl on your hands and knees under 3 or 4 large diameter sap lines, remember you are on private property and smile.
The Long Trail has seen snowshoe and ski traffic so it was reasonably easy to follow to a point. The last 1/2 mile descended into chaos with ski tracks everywhere so I headed uphill and to the east and came out on a ski trail which I took to the top. Passed a cozy slope side snowcave condo complete with clothes line and snow block door cut into a large drift.
Don't even think about attempting without snowshoes, especially the Long Trail. |
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 | Name: |
Ziggy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-11 |
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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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