| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cog Railway Tracks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 21, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots are plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a few of them. They seemed fine. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a couple spiders on the snow, which I didn't really expect. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Went up and down the Cog Railway. Used spikes until Jacob's Ladder, at which point I switched to crampons. I think I could have made it up with just microspikes, but I felt like I wasn't respecting the mountain, and so I made the switch. :) Kept them on until the top, and wore them all the way down. The spikes were balling up a bit on the way up due to the unseasonably warm temps.
Didn't see any other hikers from the parking lot to Jacob's Ladder. There were several skiers, though, so that's an option. Most of them turned around once they reached Jacob's Ladder, but I did see a couple of them make their way to the summit as I was heading back down.
The trail was well packed until Jacob's Ladder, at which point I was more or less breaking trail until I reached the summit. On the way back to Jacob's Ladder, it kinda turned into a wide postholy mess from other hikers that must have reached the summit another way. |
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 | Name: |
Jerome G |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-21 |
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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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