Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Cannon Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 19, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot just to the left of the Tramway was plowed. The trail head sign has two arrows (left and right) GO LEFT! |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in good shape no blow downs, Packed snow and ice base with 2-3 inch of new snow cover. Trail above tree line is very narrow with a 6 inch deep rut developing with foot traffic, so snow shoes wouldn’t have worked. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
One dog on the trail today. He seamed to be doing fine |
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| Comments: |
Our hike started at 8:00am, with no traffic on the trail we made good time. Micro spikes worked very well today, as most of the steeper section are covered with an ice base and a few inches of new snow cover. Crampons would have worked too, but maybe a little over kill for this hike. The trail in the trees was well marked with blue trail markings on the trees and rocks. Light snow was falling all morning which limited our views. Once we got above the tree line the trail was not as obvious. Serpentine between some big boulders on our approach to the observation tower we just followed the rut in the snow left from previous hikers. As we got closer to the top the hike was a little eerie as we never saw the tower until we were right under it. A good short winter hike |
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| Name: |
PCat |
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| E-Mail: |
Paul.Catanzaro@wspgroup.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-21 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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