| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, North Twin Trail, Firewardens Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 21, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
About 5 cars in parking area at the end of Little River Road at 8:45 am. Twenty five plus cars were there by 2:00 pm, with lots more room to park along the side of the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some water showing but no problems avoiding, though someone had postholed through a snow bridge about .75 miles up the Fire Wardens Trail. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Great day. Trail was well packed, mostly by skiers, until the upper half of the FWT when it was a bit less consolidated but still easy to move on. Some deep post holes up high by bare booters. By afternoon the snow had warmed up and was a bit on the sticky side - it was balling up on my snowshoes for the last couple of miles.
I was in snowshoes the entire way. Everyone else I saw was in skies excep on the summit where a few people had come up from the Zealand Rd. side in snowshoes.
It was 30 with a bit of snow in the morning, 35 on top with clouds, and 40 with sun by mid-afternoon. The thaw will make the snow hard and crusty with tonight's drop in temperature.
Loved watching Ching the skiers come down through the beach glens. |
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 | Name: |
Taz |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-21 |
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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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