| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 18, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not a problem parking on the Kanc, since the shoulder is plowed. There were 4 or 5 cars when we started around 10am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
When we started the hike, the snowbridges were all no problem. After the rain kicked in as we were hiking out, they started to break down a bit. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in good shape when we started. The warm air and rain that came in in the afternoon left the trails in horrible conditions. |
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 | Comments: |
Hike started off pretty well, considering the Nor'easter was coming in today. Trail was packed pretty much the whole way to Middle Tripyramid. I opted for snowshoes for the entire ascent, and saw a couple others on the trail using snowshoes. Even though the trail was packed, snowshoes were a good option, especially for the steep sections. My hiking parters wore microspikes and I think it was hard and slow going for them. I used crampons on the way down because the rain had set in and was softening up the snow causing balling under my snowshoes. On the ridge the wind was blowing probably ~40-50mph on top of the trees and it was kind of cool walking in the clouds in the safety of the treeline. No views today, only fog :(
The descent and the hike out was a long, annoying slog. It was warming up, raining pretty hard, and the snow was softening up. After I got down the steeps, I ended up bare booting the last mile or so because the trail conditions were so awful. I was happy to be back at the car on this wet adventure. |
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 | Name: |
psuhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-18 |
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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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