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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Mansfield - The Chin, VT
Trails
Trails: Eagle's Cut Trail, Laura Cowles Trail, Long Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, December 22, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Mountain Road was well plowed and in good shape all the way to the winter parking area. Pretty much any car should be able to make it. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All small bridges in fine shape 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: I was the first, and only person out and broke out Laura Cowles trail all the way to the summit. Snowshoes are absolutely necessary - the powder was very deep and totally unbroken - it was getting down the top of my gaiters in places. After the mess of this autumn, there is also the significant amount of ice under the snow still. There are some tricky, icy ledges to navigate on the way up. Once you break treeline and connect with the Long Trail, the going is easier, with heavily packed, wind-blown snow.  
Name
Name: ges 
E-Mail
E-Mail: grahamstjohn@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-12-25 
Link
Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhZuR0pfu0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 
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