| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Glencliff Trail, Carriage Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot nicely plowed and sanded. Plenty of room, even though I was the only car there upon arrival. There was one large van when I returned. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossing at junction with Hurricane Trail snowbridged. |
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 | Comments: |
Trails nice and hard packed for the most part all the way to the summit. Ice bulges in the middle section of Glencliff Trail are present, with a dusting of snow on disguising some of them. Microspikes worked fine, as this is a short section. Carriage Road had more drifts, so either snowshoes or light traction is fine, snowshoes would keep the track nicer. At the cairns, there is a mix of drifts/ice sheets/hard frozen snow until above treeline, then just ice sheets and frozen snow. Traction definitely helpful. Good day out for some solitude, didn't see anyone except for the college group of 8 going up as I was on my way out, about 1.5 miles from the trailhead. |
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 | Name: |
SBanks |
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 | E-Mail: |
summersetbanks@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-16 |
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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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