| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, North Twin Trail, Firewardens Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
North Twin Trailhead (Haystack Road) closed for winter. I parked at the end of the cul-de-sac near 7Dwarfs. Cul-de-sac was plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No crossings of note, but the couple muddy spots on Firewardens Trail are still muddy. I rock-hopped. The skier who was in the glades today bypassed it easily. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn't see any, but they would have been fine today. Not a lot of on-trail water, though. |
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 | Comments: |
4-5 inches of new snow at the cul-de-sac. 6-8 by the time I reached the false summit on Firewardens. After that, it got deeper and the drifts got more prevalent. Although traction is a personal choice, snowshoes were extremely useful on the upper section. Even with them, I was sinking in some of the drifts. Cleaned it up a bit on my way back down. Moose tracks on the trail up high, also. S/he left very deep postholes. Summit was windy, as predicted, and socked in with clouds. Trip down was fast and pleasant - met up with one skier who, I think, enjoyed his day out in the glades. Ran into no other hikers on the trail today. No one has been out North Twin Trail past the Firewardens junction. |
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 | Name: |
ValC |
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 | E-Mail: |
adknbvi@dca.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-25 |
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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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