| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, bushwhack, Owl's Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking January midweek. USFS fee lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowbridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Think I counted 3 blowdowns on Lincoln Brook Trail, but they were easy walk arounds. |
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 | Comments: |
Had the Pemi and Owls Head to ourselves today. Barebooted Lincoln Woods Trail to Black Pond Trail. From that point on it was snowshoes the rest of the day. 2-4†fresh snow atop a nicely packed base. Black Pond BW was a little lower than the best route but is still a good route (and beats breaking out a new one).
Gusty winds and snow on and off (more on) basically all day. Significant drifting on the ridge with a couple of whiteouts - never experienced that on Owls Head before. Haha. Spent a lot of time whacking snow off branches.
Enough snowing and blowing today that we had to break through 4-5†of fluff on the way out, too. Many of our tracks were completely covered, and it was still snowing when we finished.
Congrats to FP for gridding out Owlie today. |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea & Fancypants |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-08 |
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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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