| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road closed. parking well plowed at beaver brook.
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
gale river crossings all very well snowbridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a couple of blowdowns on gale river and garfield ridge trails that the track goes around. |
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 | Comments: |
ski trails had been used yesterday so a dusting over packed trail. road was snowmobiled/groomed. broke trail from then on to south twin and galehead through nice new powder. 4-6" down low increasing towards ridge. garfield ridge trail was significantly drifted. climb to south twin had snow up to 12" with the last couple tenths pretty well drifted. frost trail much of the same with a deeper snow base and some drifting in semi open sections. had to do a bit of route finding on the climb to galehead as it was pretty obscure in spots. as of this afternoon at least 5 others have packed the route coming up from little river rd. and doing the loop.
wore snowshoes with extension tails (msr) the whole hike.
real nice day. the new snow made for some work on the ups, but was real fast on the descents. first time getting any views on south twin in winter though i didn't get up there early enough to beat the high clouds that were moving in. winds not quite as strong as i expected, but enough that i didn't hang around on south twins summit too long. great to be out.
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-02-26 |
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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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