| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking areas on E and W sides of 93 were fine. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Mud, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossings on Falling Waters Trail okay - mostly still snow bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on Old Bridle Path and FW Trail, easily negotiated. Franconia Ridge Trail sign on summit of Lafayette is on the ground - looks like the lag screws snapped. |
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 | Comments: |
Microspiked almost from the start of the OBP until a few hundred feet below the sumit of Lafayette. Switched to crampons and got out ice axe for the (potentially) icy corner. Cramponed until just south of Lincoln summit, where there was plenty of bare (rocky or muddy) trail. (Microspikes might have sufficed today.) Barebooted from there to bottom of FWT. Center of FWT was firm enough so that postholing was rare. Had snowshoes, just in case, but did not need them today. |
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 | Name: |
PeterC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-19 |
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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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