Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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| Trails: |
Greenleaf Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 7, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Cannon Mountain & tram parking lot was partially plowed out. No problem getting a space |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Two very minor ones near the start of the trail |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Only one blow down encountered that was easy to get over |
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| Comments: |
Broke out the Greenleaf trail from I-93 to the hut. At the start bare booted over 4-5†of fresh powder - rocks and boulders lurking under the powder. Changed to spikes when the trail got steeper just before the big turn away from the highway. Still had difficulty with the ground conditions as the spikes couldn’t always get down to the hardpack underneath the powder. Changed to snowshoes at the hut as the remaining 1.1 miles had snowdrifts. Visibility from the hut to the summit was poor with light snow falling but tracks of other hikers and cairns were relatively easy to follow. Very cold on the summit estimating low single numbers with well below zero wind chill, light breeze, 15-20 mph. The way down to the hut was challenging on snow shoes. My companion wisely changed to spikes but I stayed with snowshoes and fell a few times. Conditions seem to worsen at this point with more snow falling resulting in partial whiteout conditions. Packed out the Greenleaf trail with snowshoes from the hut to the highway. |
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| Name: |
dexhiker |
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| E-Mail: |
dexpcdoc@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-08 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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