| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road open and dry...nice december treat |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
crossings all low and easily gotten across on this route today.. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
no blowdowns, we took the saw out once..sparse blazing in places on Twinway |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
kind of icy for dogs |
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 | Comments: |
we all had this loose end hanging out there and took advantage of the open road to grab Zealand. Southerns looked pretty good coming through Twin but conditions check proved otherwize. The road in summer condition, dry, no ice. Zealand trail small patches of ice then a pretty good flow up to the hut. We put on spikes there . Once above 3000 feet the sporadic ices and slush became a pretty steady ice flow. Soft enough today for spikes but cold weather might test them if it hardens up. Usual ice around the ladder but most of the ridge pretty good footing with alternate soft ice, some slush, and some frozen granular.
Quite windy and in the clouds on the ridge. Never got rained on tho. The ride out was interesting with huge wall clouds around the Twins...blue skies and sunshine at Garfield and real tough wind and dense dark fog coming through the Notch. Good day out with bryan and cynthia |
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 | Name: |
silverfox |
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 | E-Mail: |
marktaub@metrocastdot net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-12-04 |
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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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