| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugarloaf Mountain, Spaulding Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails, Sugarloaf Spur Trail, Appalachian Trail, Spaulding Spur Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 3, 2012 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several stepovers and duck unders along the AT. One crawl under. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Parked at West Mountain lift lot and went up the chairlift swath, which was groomed. Shortly after starting the Lower Timberline ski trail above the lift, a ski patroller came over and asked where we were going. Since we were leaving the resort property, he requested we leave contact info at the warming hut below the summit ski trails which was where the ski patrol was temporally operating from, as the summit lift and building was closed due to high winds. At the hut, the hill chief again stressed that they feel responsible for people leaving their property, and asked that we be back by 4:00, when they close the mountain. He gave us the ski patrol number to call if there was any problem. On the return, thinking we'd overshot the warming hut, we asked a patrollman for directions. The pstrol was now operating from the summit as the winds had dropped and the summit lift was open. He said not to bother hiking back up to it, he'd notify them that we'd returned. Nice guys.
The spurs and AT had been beaten out a week prior by a party of six as reported on VFTT. There was 8" of new powder plus occasional small drifts in the track. Step out of the track and it was thigh deep. A very thin crust underneath the new powder, but too weak for support. |
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 | Name: |
ThinMan |
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 | E-Mail: |
twcaldwell@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-05 |
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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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