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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH
Trails
Trails: Valley Way, Gulfside, Airline, snowfields, Osgood Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: plenty of plowed parking at Appalachia...getting up and down the snowbank in the parking lot quite a challenge 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: minor crossings on Valley Way were open but easy 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A couple of blowdowns on Valley Way but nothing of consequence 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: some long frozen granular stretches above treeline would have been difficult for dogs 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: wow...what a day. Valley Way pretty good going and we spiked or barebooted to the hut. No postholing..good footing..a little fresh snow in places. Decided on Adams first and used snowshoes from the hut and back again. Cut off a few corners on ascent on varying styrofoam snow and drifted stretches. Clear and calm on the summit..amazing ..Dropped down towards Thunderstorm junction then cut across snowfields well above Gulfside which was a fine route back to the hut. Switched to crampons for ascent to Madison which was the perfect choice for the frozen granular conditions. After we celebrated a couple of single season finishes we dropped back to the hut and donned snowshoes for the descent which worked out well with some narrow spots with side hill along the way ..nice broken out track at present on Valley Way with some softer snow down below..when people speak about an above treeline day in winter..this is what they are talking about...exceptional  
Name
Name: silverfox 
E-Mail
E-Mail: marktaub@metrocastdotnet 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-03-15 
Link
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfox777/sets/72157626151282451/ 
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