| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Tripoli Road, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 4, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
four cars total at Livermore |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none today |
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 | Bugs: |
none today |
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 | Comments: |
We wanted to visit the O's but considering all the ice from the Greely side and the chilly temps we decided to Park at Livermore and do the road walk. The road was mostly clear and dry other than a few icy patches, closer to the trailhead the ice becomes constant. MOT was dry and free of snow at the start of the day, after the first mile traction was needed. Before heading to East peak we changed into crampons and we still used trees, rocks, bypasses, and slowly picked our way over to summit number two. On the ridge there was between 3-5 inches of powder that made it all the more difficult to decipher ice from hard pack. The bypass of the bypass was the least of our concern. Back on Osceola summit the crampons came off and we used spikes; we thought the tough stuff was over - descending on a trail of tracks that were filled in by fresh powder was an ankle twisting party of sorts. Then once in a while a step on what appeared to be an inch of fresh powder was a death step on boilerplate ice patches that sent us lurching and skating about testing our ability to stay vertical. This hike is in my top 5 most challenging hikes. The road walk back was completely covered in snow and traction was necessary. I was so excited to meet the one and only Snowflea! We saw 4 others all day, one in spikes and the others in crampons. Super fun day with ES and DC. |
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 | Name: |
Rachel |
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 | E-Mail: |
ball one three one one at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-04 |
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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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