| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Star Lake Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 3, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Appalachia was plowed nicely. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A few streams still running under some thin ice despite temps below zero. Easy to negotiate. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
About 5 or so blowdowns on Valley Way, easily avoidable for now. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
none :) |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
About an inch of fresh powder on a packed crust along Valley Way. Very easy going until the last mile or so above the tentsite. Snow was deeper here and snowshoes might be warranted. I didn't bring them, but another hiker had used some for this part as I saw on my descent. Fairly deep drifting on Star Lake Tr., but I didn't sink in more than a foot at the deepest. Harder packed snow as I climbed higher. I used the axe from Madison Hut to summit and back, and no equipment below the hut.
Winds were not 70-90mph with 110gusts like forecasted, but enough to knock me over if I wasn't paying attention. I followed Star Lake tr. until I couldn't really see it anymore, then I headed directly for Adams summit. Temps were around -5°, warming up to 5-10° later in the day in the valley. |
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 | Name: |
Nathan Hillman |
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 | E-Mail: |
njhcomposer@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-03 |
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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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