Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Jackson, NH |
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| Trails: |
Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail, bushwhacks |
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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 - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen over. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Plenty of blowdowns on Crawford Path, especially above Mizpah Cutoff. Lots of blowdowns on Webster Cliff Trail between Mizpah and Jackson as well. |
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| Comments: |
An inch or two of new powder down low. Above Mizpah Cutoff, trail was drifted in a lot of places - broke out and packed down. Trail very hard to follow today between Webster Cliff junction and Eisenhower Loop junction - very limited visibility, large drifts (5 feet), lots of burried cairns (found a few while walking over them). Broke out in both directions - drifting in that quickly. Webster Cliff Trail south of Pierce is FUBAR. A maze of well packed herd paths depart south, then go who knows where off the east side. I ended up hopping over and finding the real trail at the south peak and followed to the hut. About half a mile or so south of the hut, the trail again becomes tricky - a bunch of paths heading west downhill. I opted to bushwhack and found (and lost) the trail multiple times (found the frozen marsh areas though). Plenty of spruce traps, drifts, and blowdowns. Net net - if you intend to go between these peaks, you'll likely have a lot more success following my tracks northbound from Jackson to Pierce. From Jackson down, the Webster-Jackson Trail was well packed for snowshoe traffic. The ledge area below treeline is nicely filled in and is essentially a ramp. |
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| Name: |
rocket21 |
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| E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-21 |
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| Link: |
https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mteisenhower-2010-0221.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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