| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bondcliff, Mt. Bond, West Bond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 8, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Heated bathrooms at Lincoln Woods--best thing since sliced bread. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A few small streams are open on the lower Bondcliff Trail. Black Brook is mostly frozen over, no crossing issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
~14dbh evergreen completely blocking Lincoln Woods Trail before Osseo. About 8 smaller blowdowns on Bondclifff Trail, crawl under or squeeze around. Couple more on Bond. |
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 | Comments: |
Solo Bonds OAB from Lincoln Woods. Skied in the flats to junc. Bondcliff Tr. and Black Brook. Broken out & hardpack to that point, then gradually becoming unstable underfoot (wear snowshoes). Snow in higher elevations is extremely deep with substantial drifting in places greater than 6'. From switchbacks starting last xing of Black Brook to Bondcliff & then Bond to West Bond budget some calories to play chicken with tree branches and your eyeballs the entire way. Bondcliff totally windswept, lots of bare rock and some negotiable ice. Briefly lost trail going up Bond at that tricky sharp right where trail enters trees. Found it with some poking around in spruce traps. Trail minimally broken from Boncliff to W. Bond. Ran into group of 3 (traverse?), group of 2 and 3 (Bondcliff), solo (Bondcliff) and one hearty soul who busted through from Zealand and was still smiling. Flurries all day, wind picking up, I expect parts of the trail to disappear very fast. Some postholes courtesy of last group up. Also noted BTW that Black Pond Trail was busted out well, assuming toward Owl. NOte: Skiing the flats is the way to go--all you folks choosing to walk it are bat**** crazy & masochistic. Zipped out the last 2.6 in less than 40 minutes. Nice (relatively) effortless glide. |
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 | Name: |
Shoeless Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
pgagnon999@outlook.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-08 |
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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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