| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Willey (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ethan Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
One vehicle besides mine |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Comments: |
I made it about a mile up the trail. Met a hiker coming down who said the trail changed ahead, the packed trail stopped and postholing (3 feet deep+) was the only way to go, so he wasn't going to the shelter for the night, but heading home. I of course got a real late start at trailhead(2pm) and left my snowshoes at my vehicle to save on time/weight. Not wanting to posthole in deep crusted over snow (or at all, thankyou), and not wanting to retrieve snowshoes and come back, I turned and went back down. Trail looked good up to that point but a bit narrow (too narrow for comfortable snowshoing for me). The Kendron Flume Trail also looked the same at the start, travelled but a narrow path, mostly from barebooters here, too. |
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 | Name: |
The Yankees Guy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-03-18 |
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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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