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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, Frost Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, February 19, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All passable with care. First crossing on Gale River Tr getting dicey with warm temps. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Some blowdown on trails but nothing major. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any dogs 
Bugs
Bugs: Didn't see any bugs either 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Gale River Rd mostly dirt with icy patches. First 2/3 of Gale River Tr was very icy, used microspikes. Switched to snowshoes for steep part up to the ridge, along ridge and to/from S Twin (for traction, for the televators and to not mess up the trail). 6-8" unconsolidated snow with some deeper drifts on upper part of Twinway to S Twin, now broken out and packed for the weekend! Nice to see Tim on the S Twin summit, only person I saw all day!  
Name
Name: Bilbo B 
E-Mail
E-Mail: BurkeNH@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-02-19 
Link
Link: https:// 
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