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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, January 20, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All snowbridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Would be a fine hike for seasoned winter dogs. Saw a couple having fun. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Old Bridle Path to the hut was packed decently for the first mile but then became packed/choppy, so I wore snowshoes for better traction and flotation. On the Greenleaf Trail, leave your snowshoes on for the first half mile until above treeline for good, from there on up to the summit light traction is fine as the trail has snow on top of ice with some bare spots, I stayed in my snowshoes and was fine though. Across Franconia Ridge Trail, light traction or snowshoes is fine until Mount Lincoln. From Mount Lincoln to Little Haystack the trail is rock, minimal snow, and ice so light traction is perfect. Once back below treeline I quickly put on my snowshoes again and descended without any issue.

With it being warm tomorrow (Saturday), bring your snowshoes, if you don't use them for the ascent they will definitely come in handy for the decent.

Other than that, there was an amazing undercast today :)  
Name
Name: Chris 
E-Mail
E-Mail: cdailey@hpearce.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-01-20 
Link
Link: https://dailey7779.blogspot.com/2017/01/undercast-from-franocnia-ridge.html 
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