| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 4, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plowed and good |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridges on larger streams on flume slide trail not supportive and water high enough to make crossings a challenge - used fallen tree to shimmy across one and creative use of submerged rocks on others |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
couple of blow downs on flume slide tr. but nothing insurmountable |
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 | Comments: |
Breakable crust and wet snow made for a good work out. 6" deep at trail head. 8-10" on ridge with drifts up to knee deep. Solid base 10" down collapses occassionally dumping you knee deep - I still would not of packed snow shoes, however.
Snow bridges on major stream crosings on flume slide trail are marginal - not enough for my 180lb! - some creative crossings (including shuffle along fallen tree) required as the waters were up. Added quite a bit of time to ascent.
The steep section on slide tr. was in fine condition - 6-8" firm wet snow on top of solid ice. No traction needed on the trails apart from the slide section itself which certainly benefited from crampons and axe (although the rocks on the flume peak and ridge and liberty summit required care without traction). |
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 | Name: |
Geoff |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-05 |
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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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