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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Jefferson (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Jewell Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Paid the $10 fee at cog base 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Brook by Cog track has a nice snow bridge. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Much needed trail brushing is needed in the spring. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: none 
Bugs
Bugs: none 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: After some consideration, we decided to make an attempt to Mt. Jefferson.
From the start, the Jewell trail was previously broken with about 5 inches of new powder on top. Made good time toward treeline at around 2 miles. Above there, a broken trail was nonexistent with a slight vision of the trail corridor. Slow going through unconsolidated snow, knee to waist deep drifts for about .3 miles in 50 minutes. Kept looking back with hope some young people would come up and help us break the trail out. NOPE! These two old guys decided to call it a day.

The trail is in great shape below treeline which may be spiked, where above treeline will need snowshoes. On our descent, we met two guys on snowshoes carrying snowboards with hopes to board down somewhere. Hopefully the trail is broken out to ridge line. New snow/rain next couple of days will change everything. short, But a good day out.  
Name
Name: hikinguy 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-01-07 
Link
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