Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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| Trails: |
Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Basin parking area icy in the morning, but had some significant melt-off during the day. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Larger crossings on Liberty Springs still well snowbridged, some smaller drainages starting to open up in the lower section. With the incoming rain, this might change. |
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| Comments: |
Trail was in good condition going up; we wore microspikes until the steeper section on Liberty Springs Trail, then switched to snowshoes for televators. As the temps warmed up, the snowshoes were also helpful not to churn up the trail or posthole. Wore the snowshoes for the rest of the day, right back to the car. Almost everyone we saw was wearing light traction, and the trail shows the evidence of this. The snowpack is softening and we saw quite a few knee to thigh deep postholes along the edges of the trail. With the incoming rain/ice/snow, maybe some of the damage will be erased? Franconia Ridge Trail on the ascent to Flume is rather drifty, but since we did an out and back, there is some trail established. Great day out with John in NH, with some beautiful views, spring weather, and some excellent butt-sliding! |
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| Name: |
SBanks |
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| E-Mail: |
summersetbanks@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-03-30 |
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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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