| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, North Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Livermore Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of Parlking a the Livermore Trailhead at Waterville |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Small step-overs |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nothing significant |
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 | Comments: |
The Livermore trail is groomed for cross-country skiers much of the way to the Tripyramiid Loop. Traction isn't even required on this stretch. We did the loop counter-clockwise. Snowshoes are recommended from Livermore Trail, up the South Slide, over South Tripyramid and on to Middle Tripyramid. Conditions went from 8-inches of soft snow to ice coated rocks. Everything was easily negotiated with snowshoes, although a pair of hikers were hiking in the opposite direction in microspikes with a lot of postholing. It looked like we were the first on that section of trail in a week. The trail from South to Middle Tripyramid hadn't been tracked at all, and with no blazes on the trees, and a bazillion moose tracks, we just headed in the general direction of the peak. The North Slide also hadn't been tracked recently, except for older snowshoe tracks. We butt sledded all the way down the Slide. The rest of the Tripyramid trail out was well tracked and only required light traction. |
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 | Name: |
Hiker__Dad |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-18 |
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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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