| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Hancock, North Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 5, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot is plowed!!! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems-fully bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Needs some more cuts up on the ridge but we were able to find it with the recent cuts |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A strong one-this was a beast today |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost nothing and found nothing |
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 | Comments: |
Well we did not expect the weather to turn so cold and windy but we were prepared for anything like usual. We used snowshoes the whole day. It was snowing the first part and we could hear the wind. Soon the snow stopped but the wind started to dump the snow from the previous night on us. Once we got to the loop trail and started to go up on South Hancock did it get even more challenging from the 1-6†of snow Suzanne had been breaking. You would take 1 step and slide back... it was probably from the ice/butt sliding lane but man was that a pain. We got to the peak to see the blue skies and the wind that just did not let up! We looked at the ridge and thought the drifts were going to make us turn around but immediately we noticed that would not be the case. Yes it did drift and get to about a foot or more but not for long. There are some route findings but the recent trail clean up helped. We made it to north and did a controlled fall down the slide lol. We made it back to the junction and to our surprise... our tracks are gone! The wind blew it all in making more breaking happen again. We did notice finally when the drifts stopped and snow was back on the trees that another set of snowshoe prints appeared. The snow was a hard pack after that and we finally made it out with the bluebird skies. All in all great time out. |
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 | Name: |
Danielle, Suzanne |
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 | E-Mail: |
Navychik72@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-05 |
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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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