| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Appalachia was half plowed when I was there before the storm on 1.9.17 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water still running in the lower streams, easy to cross |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of small trees down, easy to avoid |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
no bugs :) |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Broken trail until around Randolph Trail jct., then rough postholes for .1-.2 miles past that. Very hard to walk on without ski poles. Breakable crust after that, I wore snowshoes in hopes of staying on top, which I did about half the time. Snow was falling throughout the day, making it a bit easier to stay on the crust. An axe or a ski pole is helpful on the steep slopes below tree line. Switched to crampons at tree line, snow was very shallow, rocks were icy under powder. Deeper drifts on the final segment of the Airline, crampons and axe necessary. I snowshoed the trail below tree line to finish breaking the trail, hopefully it's easier to walk on for whomever is next up. :) |
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 | Name: |
Nathan Hillman |
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 | E-Mail: |
njhcomposer@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-02-10 |
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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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