| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Kearsarge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kearsarge Mountain Road, Winslow Trail, Barlow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the gate on Kearsarge Mountain Road. The gate has been un-buried but is still closed and locked. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Still that one minor stepover just before Halfway Rock along Winslow Trail. I should have brought a saw. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
1 1/2 trekking poles on a picnic table inside the pavilion. |
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 | Comments: |
A little crampon refresher today in preparation for an upcoming hike. Trails are frozen solid. I put spikes on for the road walk and then switched to crampons before heading up the trails. WT is choppy from barebooters. The usual big ice bulges just past Halfway Rock. I see that some folks went around this area, I went straight up. The summit ledges have mostly been blown clear of snow. Temps were cold, but the sun was bright and there was zero wind, a rarity. Winslow was in better shape, not as choppy. I descended in crampons to the parking area, then I barebooted back down the road.
On the summit, I ran into a state police employee doing work on the communications tower. There are two windows missing from the fire tower cab and he told me they were blown out by the wind. They are due to be replaced soon. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-31 |
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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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