| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bridal Veil Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Coppermine Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 13, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All snowbridges are either collapsed or unstable. In several places, the trail is a brook.
Waterproof boots are a good idea, since there are lots of portions of the trail that are 1 to 4 inches of running water. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A fair number of blowdowns. All navigable, but some are a bit of a pain. Lots of branches and general debris from recent storms. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Still no bugs. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Lots of slop. Low down, it was water running over sheets of ice. Higher up, it was a mixture or firm and unpredictable monorail, frequently with running water underneath. Several places, the best path was just to ignore the trail and slog through a foot of snow in the woods 10 feet away.
Parts of the falls were still snowbridged, but unstable. Much of the outlet area at the foot of the falls is still snowbridged, but should not be trusted. The boundary between the snow-on-the-ground and snow-over-the-water is NOT obvious. The monorail from the shelter to the rocks at the foot of the falls is still obvious, don't stray away from this unless you know the area. |
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 | Name: |
Jeff Carter |
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 | E-Mail: |
jeffc at apeirogon.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-04-14 |
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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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