| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 21, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at Lafayette Place filled up. Lot not fully plowed, but snow only about 4" deep. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings snow bridged or man made bridges. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Needs more brushing, especially Fishin Jimmy and Kinsman Ridge Trail, and especially between North Kinsman and South Kindman. A few walk unders and walk arounds. Brushing should allow for winter snow depths. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogs should be able to handle it. |
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 | Bugs: |
Snow fleas later in day |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Thursday snowfall about 4" at parking lot, increasing with elevation to 6" to 8" at higher elevations. New snow was powder and some in shade still remains as powder. The new snow is over a very solid hard frozen base. Considerable sun today as day progressed created wet sticky snow and mashed potatoes in some places. People were walking accross the top of Lonesome Lake in the new snow. Apparently no one fell through !
Trail between North Kinsmsn and Sough Kinsman was not broken out until this afternoon.
Wore spikes on the firm track to Lonesome Lake Hut, then switched to snowshoes until back to parking.
Thank you to the bare boot / spike, butt slide squads were out today tearing up the snowshoe track. Recommend snowshoes for most of it.
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 | Name: |
SOTA |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-21 |
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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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