| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Osseo Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 1, 2011 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Slush, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown (stepover) on lower OBP. A few between Little Haystack and Liberty Spring |
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 | Comments: |
Crazy conditions, as if a rainy late March day (though it wasn't raining). Old Bridle Path was generally spring snow covered (not sticking to shoes) - I snowshoed, others used Micros. A few postholes from previous day. Greenleaf Trail I snowshoed up to treeline, then switched to Micros. Above treeline, alternating between spring snow, slush, blue ice, and bare rock. Micros helped us get up, but some may prefer crampons (and when this freezes, crampons may be essential). Similar between Lafayette and Lincoln - not enough snow to warrant snowshoe along the ridge from Lafayette to Little Haystack. Not as much ice from Lincoln to Little Haystack. Trail had seen minimal use from Little Haystack to Liberty Spring junction (some vague signs of a snowshoe track, but we seemed to be breaking it out - spring snow, sinking a few inches). Left a decent footbed if it dips below freezing. Kept snowshoes on from Liberty to Flume - some postholing from barebooters. A bit tricky heading off Flume back into the trees toward Osseo, due to exposed rock and blue ice. Kept snowshoes on along the ridge. Stairs were mostly bare with some blue ice and slush - probably best done in Micros. Lots of bare ground for an extended stretch below the stairs. Took off snowshoes at that point - maybe 2-3" of slushy snow from there to Lincoln Woods Trail. Lincoln Woods Trail was nicely packed spring snow all the way to the bridge - barebooting was fine this evening. Would probably avoid Osseo Trail until next snowstorm due to inconsistent conditions. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-01-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtlafayette-2011-0101.php |
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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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