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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Baldpate Mountain - West Peak, Baldpate Mountain - East Peak, ME
Trails
Trails: Appalachian Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 3, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Grafton Notch parking lot plowed 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Most all water was frozen of had rocks to jump across. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trail had a few very minor blow downs - in good shape. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Found one black creaper for traction. Brought to parking lot and left hanging on parking sign. 
 
Comments
Comments: Trail was in great shape. No need for snowshoes. Only 6" of snow most of the way and well packed now. Some drifts up to 12" but rare. West peak was easy to get to with only the typical couple spots of ice near the top - but easy to get around. East peak was impossible with creapers for traction and had to put on articulated crampons as there was a very thin 1/10" layer of ice. But likely to change over next few days to be better.  
Name
Name: Lucas 
E-Mail
E-Mail: lbaxterh at gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-01-04 
Link
Link: https:// 
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