| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Little River Rd. was plowed out, 4 cars when I headed out, one when I returned. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One water crossing on Firewarden's Trail was a bit tricky, with thin ice, uneven footing, mud. Just a trickle, but could make one take a spill. All others where step overs. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in excellent shape, one duck under if you are tall |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw some tracks from one or more, saw no dogs myself though, looked like the tracks continued with the group heading to N. Twin. |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Not one single wrapper or anything at all (gotta love fresh deep snow) |
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 | Comments: |
I was the third person to go up today, a friendly couple met me on the herd path to North Twin Trail as they were coming down. They get the hero award for breaking out Hale. Another group had gone up toward's N. Twin before them, they get the honor for breaking trail to the last water crossing. Trail was great on the way up, tried to clean up anything left from the first two up. Some large drifts in the last 150 yards had already filled in, some around 4 feet. Skiers had come in numbers before I headed down and the monorail was lost in a lot of places. One skier I spoke to said it was an "Epic!" day for it. From the end Firewarden's Trail back to the car the trail was in mint condition. Wore snowshoes for all but a short stretch of sledding on the way down. |
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 | Name: |
Andrew H. |
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 | E-Mail: |
Pearlwich@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-31 |
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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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