| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot plowed. Room for 8 to 10 cars |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The two crossings are still snow-bridged, though one could hear the water running underneath |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns between the two peaks but easy to get under or around |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogs would not have had a problem today. The Chimney could be taken straight up or on the bypass, which is mostly free of snow |
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 | Comments: |
The Greeley Ponds trail was already softening up by 9 am, but well enough packed to allow barebooting or using microspikes, which I did. From the junction up to East Osceola the trail was firm and despite the "sliders" it was not icy and I was able to get up with microspikes. On some steep parts hikers had kicked in footholds to get up easier. The only postholes were off the trails. On the way down I put on my crampons (six-pointers) for better traction and security. I followed the kicked in footholds straight up the chimney, which I had never done in winter-like conditions. Carried snowshoes on my pack just in case.
If you head up tomorrow morning, you should encounter the same great conditions. Windy and foggy up on top but the summits were in the clear by the time I got back to the car, of course. |
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 | Name: |
Georg |
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 | E-Mail: |
georg3@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-04-09 |
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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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