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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Tom, NH
Trails
Trails: Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, February 5, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Crawford Depot lot not plowed. Webster-Jackson and Highland Center lots plowed. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: On Avalon Trail, first on solidly snowbridged, second one so so (inevitable barebooters will probably break through). On A-Z, solidly snowbridged. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Some blowdowns burried in snowpack. Lots of leaners. Willey Range Trail will be tricky to break out navigationwise moving forward. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Today appeared to be the first day anyone had been up here since Wednesday's storm. I broke out the Avalon Trail above the A-Z junction, up to Field, then over to Willey. Generally about 8" of new powder, though closer to 1.5 feet on the sides of Field (with deeper drifts). Two incorrect, short sections that I correct on the way back, but either way on those is just as fast. One person headed across from Field to the A-Z Trail during the day, so that section is not too well packed. Mt. Tom Spur and A-Z Trail back to Avalon are all well packed. No sign of recent traffic to Willey from Ethan Pond Trail, or up A-Z Trail from Zealand. Mt. Willard Trail appeared to be well packed. Snow coming down at a decent clip around sunset.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-02-05 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtfield-2011-0205.php 
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