Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Cannon Mountain, Lonesome Lake, NH |
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| Trails: |
Basin-Cascade Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, Around the Lake Trail, Lonesome Lake Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Hi-Cannon Trail, Pemi Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 22, 2018 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty if parking at the Basin |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings running low and easy to cross |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Cleared some small blowdowns and debris, otherwise trails in good shape |
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| Comments: |
Overnight trip to gain some Redline miles and tag Cannon. Mixed bag of trail conditions depending on location and time of day. All trails will require snowshoes and/or aggressive traction devices once snow melts more and ice forms. Basin-Cascade trail is broken out and seemingly stable for now, same with Cascade Brook trail and Around the Lake trail. Lonsome Lake trail heading up to KRT was packed well but the steeper sections were showing some icing. The section of KRT heading up Cannon was getting icy, however there is still a lot of snow making it doable with Hillsound trail crampons. I was wishing I had brought full crampons for this section. From the intersection with Hi-Cannon trail it is well packed. Hi-Cannon trail is in good shape in some spots, but with the afternoon sun it became mashed potatoes making for a slick descent, and it is lumpy to say the least. The ladder is fully exposed. I carried snowshoes the entire trip and ironically enough had to use them for the Pemi trail as it had only seen traffic from a pair of snowshoes. Definitely a wonderful trip and a great loop hike.
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| Name: |
BK Noonan |
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| E-Mail: |
scrapperbk@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-22 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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