| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Mansfield - The Chin (attempt), VT |
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 | Trails: |
Eagle Cut Trail, Sunset Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 2, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The road in past the "plow dump" was extremely icy and dangerous. I skidded pretty badly and only narrowly recovered. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Comments: |
Patchy ice and snow on Eagle Cut and the beginning of Sunset Ridge. Above treeline there was a ton of ice and snow dusted rock. Many people were doing the hike in microspikes but this looked and felt very unsafe to me. Above treeline we switched to crampons to avoid having to step around the ice patches that were all over the place due to the recent thaw freeze.
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 | Name: |
Ian Dunn |
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 | E-Mail: |
iansdunn@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-03 |
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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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