| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jackson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 2, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at the lot next to the railroad tracks- the one where Elephant Head can be seen. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Be careful if you do any buttsliding! Much of the parts that you can glissade down are sheer ice, and it's not easy to stop.
(Figure I'd put this here instead of cluttering the comments.) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Only saw one- right at the trailhead when we got back. Waaayyy too cold for dogs! |
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 | Comments: |
The trail was a mix of ice, packed powder, and fresh unpacked powder (about 1/2 a foot tops). My buddy Josh wore spikes; I wore snowshoes. Either one would work fine. Down low, it was a couple inches of fresh powder on top of slick ice; in the middle, it was more packed snow; up high, it was snowing so much that any footprints, even from my snowshoes, were covered in minutes. Cold as heck, too- windchills were way below zero!
Winter 4K #4 for me, and all-season 4K #3 & winter #2 for my partner-in-crime, Josh. |
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 | Name: |
Spencer |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-02 |
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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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