Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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| Trails: |
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road closed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Comments: |
Skied Zealand Rd. and then walked to hut on Thursday after work. I deemed not enough snow to ski to hut, but many were doing it this afternoon. Trail was well packed to Zealand Mountain. Someone had been out and back to Guyot, which was a huge help to me. Bondcliff tr. was completely untouched on the other hand. High drifts made breaking trail tough. I doubted I would make Bondcliff with the winds, but I decided to push for it. The winds were the worst just as I was coming down bondcliff and returning to the Bondcliff/Bond col. This made the reclimb of bond tough. Not too much ice on Bondcliff—lots of bare rock and varying snow depths. On the second pass over Guyot I knelt down to try to fix a stuck televator on my snowshoe and was literally knocked over. A struggle to get up! Good ski down the road. Thanks to all who broke trail towards Guyot, making it possible for me to do this solo. |
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| Name: |
zporter Cold River Camp Cook |
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| E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-31 |
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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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