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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Liberty, NH
Trails
Trails: Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, March 24, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Snow bridges are starting to melt, minor jumping or step overs required.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Started hiking Liberty springs trail at 8:30am and used my snowshoes the entire way to the summit. You can get away without snowshoes and just traction for the first 1.5-2 miles.

About 2.5 miles up Liberty springs trail, there is fresh soft unpacked powder that requires snowshoes all the way to the summit. The summit had some ice but I was fine with my snowshoes. A lot of people were creating postholes, especially at the higher summit by not using snowshoes and just boots or some with microspikes. On the way down the weather got warmer and spring snow was starting to appear. I took off my snowshoes for the last 2 miles and was fine. Please be adviced it is still winter in the whites and snowshoes are a blessing in disguise.  
Name
Name: Daryn Clevesy 
E-Mail
E-Mail: Darynxx8@outlook.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-03-25 
Link
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