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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks East Osceola, NH
Trails
Trails: Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt Osceola Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: parking lot/ entrance had not been plowed, but was mostly packed down from cars / foot traffic. Entrance was one lane w/ loose / mushy snow.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Biggest crossing was bridged, but had a couple of holes so tread lightly. All other crossings were either partially bridged or open with low water, and all were easily crossed. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: one stepover on Mt Osceola Trail shortly after the junction w/ Greeley. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: didn't see any 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: I only went to East Osceola today so can't speak for the condition of the trail along the ridge over to the main peak; from what I could see from East summit, it looked good though. Beautiful day with a very cold start but no wind until you got up to the lookout just before the East summit. Trails up to East were well packed. I used spikes the whole day as did several others that I saw; there were also a few people in snowshoes. Either is appropriate right now. For those that don't know, the Mt Osceola trail up to East is super steep, but there is good snow coverage right now and no exposed ice. Just have to be careful with footing. After the rain that's forecasted to come in tonite/tomorrow though, it could turn into an icy luge run! On my way out, I took a side hike over to both of the Greeley ponds. Nice trail, well packed, spikes were fine.  
Name
Name: Red 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rarplumley@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-12-08 
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