| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Large plowed lot |
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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: |
Surprisingly, mostly snowbridged... although some were “steps of faith.†|
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns here & there, nothing show stopping |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
We met Junior, an apparent chocolate lab-otter mix who likes to slide down the steeps on his belly. :) |
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 | Comments: |
Barebooted to Hancock Loop Trail over 3-4†fresh snow. Snowshoes for the Loop. Not totally necessary until the ridge, but televators were much appreciated. Traction was excellent. We went clockwise.
Once on the ridge it was 6-8†of fresh snow on a harder, boot-diveted base. Many deeper drifts, knee and mid thigh deep. (For those who don’t know, even if the lower trails are packed out, Hancock Ridge is often quite drifted.) We has a nice snowshoe trough going although it would have taken a few more sets of snowshoes before becoming a nice consolidated track. Breaking trail was a joy - hard work but not too hard - and it was a winter wonderland up there!
Somewhat amazingly (but guess we shouldn’t really be amazed by this anymore), two fellows came up behind us CARRYING their snowshoes, admitting that they were “too lazy†to put them on. ??? Thankfully, Junior and his person, who WAS wearing snowshoes, were doing the loop CCW and hopefully smoothed things out a bit.
*Please leave nice tracks for all who follow. Thank you!* |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea & Fancypants |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-07 |
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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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