| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 17, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not one other car was in the lot when we arrived at 10:30 or when we left at 2:30.
The lot wasn't plowed, but manageable with my all wheel drive SUV. Be really careful maneuvering around - specially at the entrance where it drops off steeply on both sides. I've learned my lesson with that stinking lot since I had to be yanked out of a ditch by a tow truck 2 weeks ago. Good times. But that's a story for another time... |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easily passable |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Empty Budweiser can found mid point in a steep area - must've let loose when it's owner was butt sledding. |
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 | Comments: |
My partner and I determined that we needed to call in sick to work to get one more hike in before the impending blizzard. The weather was frigid (-negative digits), but the weather was gorgeous, sunny and windless.
We started in Hillsound micros, but switched to full crampons about 1.5 miles in. We were so glad we had these. We would not have made it to the top of East Osceola without them - we also really felt good about having them for the chimney section - micros would have been inadequate. Although we had our snowshoes with us, they weren't really needed - even in the sections with some snow drifts we felt the crampons were a better choice. |
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 | Name: |
Snot Rocket and Papa Smurf |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-01-18 |
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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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