| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on the north side of the Kancamagus Highway across from the trailhead. Plenty of room to get off roadway. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There are a series of small brook crossings on Pine Bend Trail all of which were easy. Many are crossed on bare rocks which is somewhat awkward for snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good shape. There was no problem getting by the downed trees on the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
The snowshoe track was well established on Pine Bend Brook Trail. The snow was sticky with a softening of the pack which resulted in occasional postholing even with snowshoes. The soft snow surface caused a slight bit of backsliding on ascent and some downhill slippage on descent as traction had no firm substrate to grab. The ridge walk between the two peaks was easy with generally no tendency to posthole.
Great views from both peaks including the fog banks abutting the mountain areas to the south and east. The White Mountain region was clear of the low clouds.
Met no other hikers today. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-01-13 |
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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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