| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Cannon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Dodge Cutoff, Hi Cannon Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 8, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked near snowmobile trail. Lots of cars from hut-goers |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No sign for Hi Cannon off of lonesome lake trail. Buried? |
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 | Comments: |
*9am start at Lafayette Campground
*lower half of lonesome lake trail packed out nicely. A couple inches of fresh snow.
*Missed hi cannon..continued to lonesome lake
*Dodge cutoff was knee to waist deep to Hi Cannon.
*Hi cannon was somewhat better but still needs more breaking in
*Ladder was sketchy. Powder on ice. Could have changed into hillsounds at this point. An ice axe would not have hurt either. Made it on my third try. Lots of leaners all the way up.
*Smoothe sailing to summit on nice powder once i hit kinsman ridge trail.
*Switched to Hillsounds for steep section of Kinsman ridge heading down. Snowshoes went back on quickly
*Lonesome lake trail was powder heaven heading back to the lake. Smoothe sailing back to Lafayette Campground |
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 | Name: |
polcat |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-02-08 |
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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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