| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugarloaf Mountain, Spaulding Mountain, Mt. Abraham, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails, Sugarloaf Side Trail, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
MATC will have their hands full this spring...
A lot of blowdowns, ripped trees,etc... |
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 | Comments: |
We started our two day backpacking trip up to Sugarloaf through the West Mountain ski trails; no issues there... Once on top; had a little problem finding the jct for the AT because of nil visibility but eventually did... Continued to Spaulding on previous tracks of BCskier.. Thx a lot for the good job... Trails faints here in there but without too many issues.. Once on top of Spaulding, continued to the col right to the Spaulding lean-to where we have spent the night. The next morning (sun 21th feb) we opened up the trail all the way to the jct of the Abraham Side Trail and AT.. and then on all the way to Abrahm summit and back...
The trail is nicely packed now but I wonder if it will stay that way very long before the next snow... We encountered a ton of moose postholes on the way from Sp to Abraham.. and a snowmobile track in in between the Sp lean-to and the jct to Abraham Side trail... Enjoy !!! |
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 | Name: |
The Edge |
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 | E-Mail: |
sergemassad@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-21 |
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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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