| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Minimal snow at base, so parking lot should be fine for 2WD. Note that the Camp Tamarack sign is missing (I used to use that as a landmark) |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Quite a few step over blowdowns on Mt. Kinsman Trail - all pretty easily done. There was one that was tough to get over - I was able to cut and drop it so it's now a stepover. |
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 | Comments: |
Very little snow from the parking area to the sugar house. If only going to Bald Peak, light traction would be fine. Snowshoes a good idea not too far above the Bald Peak junction. 1-3" new above there, with extended stretches of 6" new. Snowshoes also were a good idea between the peaks this morning, though things could get packed down with decent traffic. The ledge scrambles on either end of North Kinsman are fairly well filled in with snow - no blue ice visible. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-20 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/kinsmanmtnnorth-2010-0220.php |
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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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