| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Back 80 Ski Trail, Whitney Way Ski Trail, Link, 93Z Extension Ski Trail, 93Z Ski Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 21, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
lots of parking at the AMC Cardigan Lodge |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
most were frozen |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
handful of large downed trees (requiring chainsaw work) on Link & 93Z Extension - I don't remember exactly where but they were fairly evenly distributed |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Finally the Lodge put up a sign asking people not to hike/posthole the ski trails - YAY! Terrific morning - I just poked around the ski trails. Snow was not deep enough to snowboard so I took the fat XC skis with skins built in and poked around. Loop was around 4 miles, about 1000' of elevation gain/loss. "survival-skied" the descents and it wasn't pretty.
I checked out the upper junction of Dukes/Whitney to see the snow coverage - it was VERY bony on Dukes. Some waterbars were open on the lower portion of Back 80 - I was glad I wasn't going downhill on that trail!!! No evidence anyone had been on these XC trails - perfect winter wonderland!!!!
NOTE: the lower section of 93Z coincides with the recent logging road - blue blazes were few and far between. Given the intersecting logging/skidder roads, I was glad to find occasional blue blazes/diamonds. Beware if you are coming from the Lower Manning Trail - there is no indication the logging road IS the ski trail!!!!! Snow was EXTREMELY shallow (like 1-2" deep) on the logging road. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-21 |
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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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