| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, Wildcat ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 15, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown on Wildcat Ridge Trail between A and D, but with 2-3 feet more snow it will be buried until spring. |
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 | Comments: |
We wore light traction (Hillsounds/Microspikes) from the 19 Mile trail head to the junction with Wildcat Ridge Trail. Trail is pretty well packed from hut traffic. Switched to snowshoes for the Wildcat Ridge Trail as it looked like no one had gone that way since the most recent snowfall. A few rocks here and there still sticking up, but mostly easy going in the snowshoes. There was powder over ice in the upper portion before the summit of A, just a few tricky spots, but not as bad as bare ice. For the rest of the ridge, the snow depth was about 6" average, with deeper drifts in some spots. Plenty of ice hiding under the snow on the steeper decent sections between A and D.
Of course, all that could change with the incoming weather tomorrow.
Stayed just under the clouds all day, nice temps and barely any wind. Fun day out with Schorman. |
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 | Name: |
SBanks |
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 | E-Mail: |
summersetbanks@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-15 |
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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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