| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Gulfside, snowfields |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at cog base buildings for skiers and hikers |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost the top section of a trekking pole while holding them. Not familair with them, am now. Silver and hard to see. Keep an eye out please. |
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 | Comments: |
Lower trail firm in morning. Last section before tree line difficult from past postholing instead of using snowshoes. I used snowshoes there and walked on the side. Lots of tree obstructions because of snow depth. Tired of that, I cut left at tree line and traversed over to Sphinx Col, swithcing to MICROspikes half way across. In Sphinx Col, wind picked up. I was inspired to drop down the East side a short way to get as view, then climbed on steep snow up to ridge of Jefferson, then on the trail to the top. Increasing wind on top, and all the way back to treeline.
I felt free to leave the trail most everywhere above tree line because of the amount of snow.
On way down from tree line, wore snowshoes the whole way as snow was soft. Tried to flatten out some of the postholing on upper section. |
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 | Name: |
greyjay |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-17 |
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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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