| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail, Gale River Road, Beaver Brook Ski Trail, herd paths |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 6, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road and Haystack Road closed. Car spots at Beaver Brook Rest Area on Rt. 3 and at the end of Little River Rd. Plenty of space |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First and Second Crossings on Little River are not broken out. Third Crossing is snow bridged and solid. All Gale River Trail Crossings are snow bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns on North Twin Trail, Frost Trail, and Gale River Trail |
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 | Comments: |
Conditions: N. Twin Trail well packed and solid with about 2" of fresh powder. Bushwhacked around the first two crossings. The Third crossing was snow bridged over and solid, with just a small section that was open, but easy to get by. Some barebooted, and others wore spikes to treeline, where we changed to snowshoes and kept them on the rest of the day. The Spur Trail between the peaks was broken out, but not consolidated. Trail was easy to follow. Fresh blazes and good brushing has opened this up (Thanks Mt. Dave). The Twinway from S. Twin down to the hut was not broken out, but the three of us with snowshoes did the best we could. Very easy going in the deep loose snow. One crawl on your belly blowdown on the the Frost Trail to Galehead. Garfield Ridge and Gale River Trail were not broken until down at the first crossing. One nasty bushwhack around blowdown at 3200 ft. on the Gale River Tr. Gale River trail was broken out from the road up to the first major crossing. Lots of moose traffic on the trail. It was a bumpy ride with the lumpy snow and postholes. It turned out to be a fantastic day with not too cold temps, sun, and very little wind. Just a slight breeze on S. Twin. Great day out with Bill Marcotte, and Vinny Coutur. We didn't see anyone else today.
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 | Name: |
Wolfgang |
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 | E-Mail: |
rjmartin@fairpoint.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-01-06 |
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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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