| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette - North Peak (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Skookumchuck Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 27, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only one other car at parking lot. Wished I had brought a trash bag, there is A LOT of litter. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First water crossing passable via snow machine bridge just up stream. Others all passable via rock hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Few blowdowns, easily manageable to hurdle over. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs....yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Soft, bare ground at TH then progressively softer and wetter as we neared the brook and and remained this way until we hit ice/snow at the 2,984 elevation point and put on traction. Snow became progressively deeper and we took a break to put on snowshoes. The one set of footprints ahead of us was bare-booting, postholeing for as far as we followed. He/She must have been determined. Snowpack is still around 3 ft. near tree-line; highly recommend bringing snowshoes if hiking above 3,000 ft. It may look like spring down low, however it is still winter up high! As the afternoon came, rain was starting to fall, resulting in a change of plans to the Garfield Ridge junction and not North Peak summit of Lafayette. Saw nice views of Cannon Ski Area and the snow covered Bond Ridge before quickly disappearing into the clouds. |
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 | Name: |
Shayla G |
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 | E-Mail: |
shayladotgreeneatgmaildotcom |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-28 |
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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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