| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 25, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Used Highland Center lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
N.A. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Did not see any, but Crawford Path would have been fine as far as Pierce, then then snow too deep |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N.A. |
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 | Comments: |
Early afternoon start; met two groups of three on their way down, one younger group in crampons, then older group on showshoes who informed me that the younger group had bivied in the refuge cellar at Lakes hut the night before. Crawford Path nicely packed out to Pierce, but unpacked with deep drifts between Pierce and Ike Loop, but for the extreme postholes, with frontpoint crampon indentations still showing. Ike Loop unpacked and difficult to follow in full white out conditions; used compass, map, and bracketing to find summit cairn on Ike. Tagged Pierce on the way down, just before darkness set in. |
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 | Name: |
Hiker Formerly Known (HFK) as Dr. D. |
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 | E-Mail: |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-03-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https:// |
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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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