| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside, Airline |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 11, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All snow bridged or step over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few duck-unders. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Tons of snow fleas. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Valley way is fairly smoothly packed out initially, but gets pretty choppy the closer it gets close to the hut (from a combination of wind driven snow drifting and a multitude of bare booters). Wore my snowshoes up and down to smooth things out a bit. Summit cone a mix of soft ice, snow of variable depth and firmness, and lots of bare rock, no traction is ideal. I switched out of snowshoes into micro-spike after the rocks became unavoidable.
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 | Name: |
Matt P |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-11 |
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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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