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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Mansfield (The Chin), VT
Trails
Trails: Long Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 2, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Having only hiked in NH since the cold and snow has arrived we were taken by surprise at the amount of snow on this trail. We had spikes, but wished we would have worn gaiters and carried snowshoes. The final .03 up to the summit is a bear. At one point it took me 10 minutes to get up a tiny but steep and icy section. Only met three other hikers, two wearing spikes, one with snowshoes.

It was cloudy, but we had some lovely views and very little wind. A tough but peaceful hike with my patient hiking partner!  
Name
Name: Pokey 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-12-07 
Link
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