| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on N shoulder of Kanc. Room for a few cars there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All stream crossings easily done in AM and again in PM. Waterproofed boots recommended. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on lower part of trail, easily negotiated. Thanks to Wolfgang and Bill M for trail maintenance work on the ridge. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
General mix of conditions overall -- patchy snow/ occasional minor monorail at start, eventually moderately deep snow on the ridge. Some mud, areas of running water; lower trail had firm patchy snow in AM, was soft in PM, but due to spottiness, bare ground, rocks, etc., snowshoes not very useful. Put on crampons in the gully (around 2500 feet) and wore them to summits and back - microspikes would have been fine in most places, but crampons were appreciated on the steeps. Only a very few bare spots above the gully. Trail from the gully up was firm enough (and weather stayed cool enough) that snowshoes were not needed (carried them all the way.) A heavy dusting of new snow above about 3000 feet, which caused some balling on crampons. |
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 | Name: |
PeterC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-12 |
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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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