| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 1, 2015 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
easy |
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 | Comments: |
Trail has seen a good bit of traffic. Today (Sunday) there was close to 20 people on it, half snowshoes, half spikes. Snowshoes would be the "proper" choice, though I admit to wearing just microspikes since I feared the snowshoes might reaggrevate an injury. There is a nice base that is mostly firmly packed and spiking generally only created inch divots, but there were some drifted areas where those with microspikes chewed up the trail quite a bit. Televators would be appreciated on the steeps since there is some unpacked/drifted powder on top of the base there. Going down was an awesome boot ski.
Cold with the wind today (though air temps were a little better than expected between 12 degrees and about 0). I wore face protection the whole hike, and felt a bit of frostnip on my upper cheek developing just after stopping for 15 minutes to eat--glad I had the goggles to put on and cover up that gap with my balaclava. Good lesson to bring all that stuff even if its a wooded shorter hike!
Great meeting and chatting with Georg at the summit!
With the incoming snow tomorrow (monday) this report will change of course. |
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 | Name: |
John in NH |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-02-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.jwelchphoto.com |
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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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