| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Firescrew Ledges, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Cardigan Lodge parking lot was full - had to park along the road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all mostly filled-in |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
no issues but signage need to be improved to keep hikers/postholers (including sledders who punch up the trails) OFF The ski trails!!!! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
a few |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
I wasn't going to post a trip report but just wanted to note that the backcountry ski trails were pretty punched up and postholed/boot-holed from "hikers" and sledders. Blue-signed trails are NOT for hiking!!!! IT is dangerous to create postholes and then have skiers try to not catch an edge in them!!! Not as much an issue for me as I was on a split board and could fill in quite a few of the holes on the descent but there's a reason these are marked for "skiing"!!! Please respect the signs!!!! If sledders were actually sledding the entire way, wouldn't be that much of an issue but the minute they reach an area not steep enough to sled, they punch up the trails with boot/post-holes..... and then it's easy to run into sledders when on the downhill as they are wallowing in the deep snow. I don't think they realize this is an issue but it is. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-02-03 |
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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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