Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Cabot, NH |
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| Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked on side of road to avoid possible difficulty getting up out of the icy parking area. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Open, but with pretty solid ice and traction-y styrofoam snow atop rocks. Easy, principally because the whole proposition entails just 2 or 3vsteps. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One easy crouch-under |
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| Comments: |
None of the 'surface conditions' checkboxes really apply. Overwhelming majority of the day was spent on a traction-rich inch or so of firm styrofoam snow top underlying ice. I easily barebooted the entire route. My partner used Micro Spikes. Just one set of tracks before us until we got to the Mt. Cabot Trail intersection, from where there was heavy prior traffic that degraded the styrofoam a bit and exposed a few very small ice patches. 6" of loose powder on some of the stretches above the cabin.
A very nice partly sunny day that helped the BNT show off a lot of its beauty. Temps were teens on the way up, and low singles on the summit. |
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| Name: |
alexmtn |
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| E-Mail: |
alexmtn on vftt |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-05 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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