| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bigelow Mountain - Avery Peak, Bigelow Mountain - West Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Stratton Brook Pond Road, Fire Warden’s Trail, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There were five cars there today. Two overflow on side of road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A few require careful steps, but easy enough. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three blowdowns: One go around. Two crawl unders. |
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 | Comments: |
Great conditions today. Not a lot of previous traffic, but the snow was consolidated and frozen. Sidewalk! Thanks to Remington34, and Ethan for packing down earlier this week. The bottom portion of the trail was getting exclusively bare boot traffic. The upper steep section was getting a mix of snowshoe and bare boot traffic. Only a very occasional posthole. The upper portion is a little tilled now. The hardpack, while great today, will probably be gone with the first warm up.
Great day for the summits. 20°F and 5 mph wind at the summit. |
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 | Name: |
Frosty & Magoo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.robertpottle.com/outside/ |
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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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