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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH
Trails
Trails: Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Traction, Ice Axe 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: rock hopping on all crossings - some ice on rocks ; a couple of the higher crossings on flume slide required thinking about and wariness of ice on rocks 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Good amount of solid climbable ice on mid section of Flume slide. Used axe and finally donned crampons to point up it safely. Buddy managed with axe and no crampons, but required a couple of side excursions.

4 or 5" of snow on upper section and ridge; trace low down.

Slippery, refrozen ground on mid and lower sections, spikes / light traction would have helped, but bare boots fine with care  
Name
Name: geoff 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-11-24 
Link
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