| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot plowed but fairly small. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Fairly easy on ice or rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A big spruce duck under on the Greely pond trail and another between the peaks |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a few extra minutes of daylight! Made it to the car without headlight at 5:15 |
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 | Comments: |
Nice to meet Kraken and company on my way up the steeps of East. Trails are hard packed except some light fluffy stuff mostly between the peaks. I received about 8 inches of new stuff in my yard so I was shocked to find almost no new snow over here. Steeps are a challenge but doable with care. Crampons in my opinion would be the safest traction to use but I saw a young guy in yak tracks and others in micro spikes finding their way up and down. The wind was present on the ridges but I didn't find it to be that bad and was never cold with just a base layer and thin wind breaker. The views were forever but with my afternoon start I didn't spend much time enjoying it. Also, the chimney bypass is tricky right at the bottom but pretty easy above that. I chose the bypass to the bypass on the way down from Osceola. Super easy and safe. Great day out in the Whites. |
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 | Name: |
Emerel |
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 | E-Mail: |
ahl73@pshift.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-20 |
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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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