| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Eisenhower (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Clinton Road, Edmands Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Crescent shapes parking area plowed out at junction of Cog Base Road and Mt. Clinton Rd. Latter was packed by snowmachines with 4 inches of unpacked dry powder on top. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Dry powder 6-8 inches at lower elevations to 10 inches higher up with drifts of 1.5 feet as you round below the summit. Snow tree hoodoos partially blocking the path in places. A few patches of slippery ice underneath snow not much of an obstacle. At true treeline (just before the Loop Trail) it's bare rock & black ice with occasional drifts. Looks like most of the snow blew off the summit, but I could only see the north side of it from the path. I turned back shortly after emerging from the trees. Too much cold, wind, and too late in the day. Trail now packed up and down by party of 1--for what that is worth in dry powder. |
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 | Name: |
Paul Gagnon |
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 | E-Mail: |
pgagnbon@forestsociety.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-03 |
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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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