| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 27, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot at the hairpin curve was completely plowed out. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail had a lot of duck unders, but that was more due to the shear amount of snow that had us walking much higher than normal. |
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 | Comments: |
The Hancock Notch, Cedar Brook, and Hancock Loop (just until the start of the loop) Trails were packed down. We used snowshoes. A group we passed on the way back was using spikes only and tore up the track pretty good.
The trail up Mt. Hancock had varying levels of packed snow. Televators made it "easy".
The ridge was a mix of conditions from a packed out trail to a trail completely drifted over.
The descent down South Hancock was a quick two butt slides. We passed the group of six using only spikes ascending to South Hancock. The spikes were tearing up the trail. The bottom portion we packed back down while butt sliding, but the top portion I imagine was ripped apart good. A good butt slide should fix it.
Weather report was completely wrong. Little wind and temperatures in the sun reached 20ºF! Felt like a heat wave compared to the -10ºF two weeks ago. |
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 | Name: |
BobTheLoveGoat |
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 | E-Mail: |
BobTheLoveGoat at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://lovegoatfilms.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-hancocks-and-completely-wrong.html |
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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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