| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 19, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Any are still bridged over |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Sizeable blowdown on Fishin' Jimmy about halfway up. Big blowdown on ridge between peaks. Threw a few small branches off trail and cleared a few others as well as I could. |
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 | Comments: |
Spikes from car to Kinsman Ridge Trail in early AM. As soon as I started the last .5 up to North Kinsman I started to posthole a bit to much for my liking. The monorail up there looked wider than it actually was for my weight (or at least my attentiveness to stay on it). Switched over to snowshoes and didn't have much issue after that other than a bit of sticky snow as the morning wore on. Open rock on the south side of North Kinsman as well as at summit of South. My best guess is the rest of the ridge has 4-6 feet on it still from the blazes. Kept the 'shoes on till back at hut. Barebooted to car with a few controlled slip and slide instances down the switchbacks.
Totally clouded in all morning on the notch side of the mountains and fairly clear to the west.
Rain this tomorrow and then at end of next week sure to change conditions quickly
Awesoe to be north for a quickie on Good Friday :) |
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 | Name: |
eakenrea |
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 | E-Mail: |
benewfang@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-19 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwcXYilA1-Y/ |
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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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