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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Monroe, NH
Trails
Trails: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Upper Ammoo lot sufficiently plowed out with some gnarly spots 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Found all major xings frozen over and firm 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Solo up to Monroe summit directly via Ammonoosuc Ravine & back the same. Ammo was hard-packed with a few icy spots. Upper Ammo below the Hut exhibited its typical winter braided form where some folks used the trail and some ascended via the frozen brook. Both are well trod. Monroe Loop was well packed except for the usual steep tricky spot halfway up where ice & snow drifts are a problem--multiple walk-arounds were apparent. Off trail snow throughout was very hard with crust and/or locked sastrugi drifts below a veneer of powder. Light traction the whole way, no issues though the less surefooted may wish for more aggressive traction on the steeps. The front that was moving in on the descent may change everything.  
Name
Name: Barefoot Paul 
E-Mail
E-Mail: pgagnon999@outlook.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-01-03 
Link
Link: https:// 
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