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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Rowe, NH
Trails
Trails: Ridge Trail, bushwhack, Fletcher Hale ski trail, access road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, February 14, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at ski area - plenty of parking before sunrise! 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Breakable Crust 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any signs, but I suspect dogs might not be welcome on some of the trails used during ski season (XC ski trail network). 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: First portion of Ridge Trail (aka Try Me Trail) was plowed up to the top ski jump side trail. Above there, the trail was groomed all the way to the summit. I wore snowshoes for this portion, but it looks like others booted without issue.
Went partway across the ridge to the open viewpoint - snowshoes definitely recommended for this. Probably 1.5 feet of snowpack with a breakable crust on top (some deeper drifts as well).
Bushwhacked down the top of the abandoned Fletcher Hale Trail (decade old sapling growth on this portion, so too tight for skiing). Eventually it emptied into a somewhat cleared slope with some brush sticking open, then into the cross country ski trail network (snowshoes or XC skis required), then into the plowed area at the bottom of the largest ski jump. From there I walked the plowed paved access road back to the base lodge.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-02-14 
Link
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