| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, West Tecumseh, Mt. Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Livermore Road, Livermore Trail, Scaur Ridge Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail, Pipeline Trail, Mt. Tecumseh Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 24, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First crossing on the Mt. Tecumseh Trail is open. The second is bridged, and the third is partially bridged. All are low and easy to cross. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in wonderful shape |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Toby had a blast |
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 | Comments: |
Wow, it felt more like late April than late February out there! Accordingly, conditions were wildly mixed. I wore snowshoes the entire time, though they were overkill for Tecumseh today. That's likely to change of course, depending on how much snow we get tomorrow.
Livermore Road: smooth, groomed, and fast. Lots of friendly skiers out
Livermore and Scaur Ridge Trails: softer, slushy towards the end of the day, and occasionally postholed
Pine Bend Brook Trail: occasionally postholed with some ice on the steeper sections (all easily negotiated with Tubbs Flex Alp snowshoes or bypassed)
Mt. Tripyramid Trail: posthole minefield. To each their own, but I can't imagine how postholing that deep can be fun. Thankfully there was a large group with snowshoes behind me, so hopefully between us we were able to smooth things out a bit!
Pipeline: groomed
Mt. Tecumseh Trail: slushy and melting out down low (some rocks poking out). Hard-packed and smooth on the climb. Skinny-ish monorail with the occasional rock on the summit loop |
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 | Name: |
LRiz |
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 | E-Mail: |
larisa [dot] dannis [at] gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-24 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/1424315204 |
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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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