Mt. Monroe, Mt. Eisenhower - Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Monroe Loop, Crawford Path - 3-15-2011

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Monroe, Mt. Eisenhower, NH

	Trails:	Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Monroe Loop, Crawford Path

	Date of Hike:	Tuesday, March 15, 2011

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Plenty of parking in lower hiking lots.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	One snow bridge on the Ammo below Gem Pool probably only has a couple weeks left - but will then be jumpable. The rest were fine.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Trail is easy to follow and in great shape.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Chester did great despite the hard ice under the rime and snow.

	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	Couldn't have asked for better conditions - clear, blue skies, light breeze and temps hovering around freezing. Packed/loose powder below treeline and then a hard-packed/frozen-crunch snow above tree-line. Some patches of hard ice under the snow below hut. Lots of hard ice under thin snow/rime layer with lots of rock hopping/dodging up to Monroe and over to Eisenhower and back. Crawford path was melting down to the dirt/small rocks due to bright sun and warm temps. Snowshoes or bare boots would not have been fun on ascent/decent of the peaks - light traction may have worked for the most part, but been questionable in some areas. I wore snowshoes on the descent from the hut, but others wore crampons all the way down.

	Name:	hikingMaineac

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	Date Submitted:	2011-03-16

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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.