| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Starr King Road, Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed and accessable |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few step overs/duck unders |
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 | Comments: |
Three of us chose to do Waumbeck today because we feared we would be skunked by the deep snows on other choices. This was a good choice but not for the reason we imagined : while we were booting up in the parking lot three more persons arrived who had other plans only to discover the parking lots were not plowed : Appalachia, Hancock loop. The previous trench was still discernable thanks to a skier. About 6 to 8 of nice powder down low increasing to a foot or more up high. In places some serious drifta. The skier seemed to go only as far as Starr King; thus finding the trail over to Waumbeck was tricky. When you fall into a waist deep spruce trap you know you are off the trail. To paraphrase another recent posting : Roughly a 1000 pounds snowshoed Waumbeck today so there is now a nice footbed. Keep it that way - wear snowshoes. My thanks to Craig who did more than his share of the work, plus Ron, Garret, Larry, and Bob for another fine day. Even views! |
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 | Name: |
old man and the saw |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-02-14 |
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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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