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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: Friday, January 30, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at Gunstock ski area. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: First portion of Belknap Range Trail corresponds with the plowed access for the ski jumps. About 1-2" of new powder this morning with snow still coming down.
Above the top ski jump turn (trail turns left to stay on tower access road), the trail had only seen ski traffic. Maybe a foot or so of powder on top of an icy base.
After going to the view, south of the summit, we doubled back, hopped over to the top of the old Alpine Ridge ski area, then, from the top switchback of the access road/Belknap Range Trail, dropped into the woods on the old Fletcher Hale ski trail, was is mostly overgrown with saplings. It opens up nicely toward the bottom, where a nordic trail joins it (groomed) and empties out at the bottom of the ski jumps. From there, it was a quick snowshoe up groomed trail back to the base lodge.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-01-30 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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