| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Waterville Valley Ski Area lot -- although a very busy day, one could find a space here or there with a bit of patience. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in very fine shape. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A single ice-creeper; left atop the ski area viewpoint trail sign. |
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 | Comments: |
The Mt. Tecumseh and Sosman Trail up to the summit are in great shape -- very fast-moving given the packed powder conditions, grade, nice wide corridor and absence of any blowdowns/obstacles/trippy roots and rocks.
We took the Sosman Trail to the summit -- most folks today appeared to be doing this, as well. To head down from the summit, though, we did the loop and took the Mt. Tecumseh Trail; it had only seen a bit of traffic today and was not packed quite as well as the rest of the route up.
We wore light traction; the snowshoes stayed on the pack. The few sections of blue ice and blue ice with thin powder were not an issue.
Snow squalls up top covered our tracks pretty quickly -- expect a couple of inches of new snow this afternoon/evening on the upper half of the route and summit. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-25 |
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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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