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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Washington, NH
Trails
Trails: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 4, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Ammonoosuc Ravine trailhead is signed and plowed. Very large parking area, can hold at least 40 cars. $5 parking fee. Privy is open and stocked.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Nothing of significance. All were negotiable without getting feet wet. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: None 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: No issues for dogs on these trails other than very steep the mile after the Gem Pool. 
Bugs
Bugs: One tenacious spider at tree line. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Microspike hanging on junction sign with Ammo and Cog Parking cutoff. Left where it was. 
 
Comments
Comments: Interesting day on ‘ol Washington. Socked in by clouds and light snow. Visibility was very limited. This made route finding tedious, but not impossible. Carins are above the snow pack above tree line. Ammonoosuc is well blazed in blue to tree line. Then we basically followed the foot path broken out by someone else to the hut.

On Crawford Path we took it carin by carin. There is a large snowfield above the hut, but the snow was sticky and provided good traction. Saw several persons using ice axes and full mountaineering crampons over this section. Probably wise given the steep drop off the snowfield. But crampons make a narrow trail. We used snowshoes from trailhead to summit (yes, even on SUPER steep Ammo) without issue. Snowshoes kept us above the pack and going up without problems. Snowshoe employment also creates a nice, wide, solid path. Just saying...

Rime ice gorgeous. Even if it obscures the signs.

Nice time to snatch this peak in the winter!  
Name
Name: Remington34 
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-01-04 
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