| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mittersill Peak (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Local trails, Coppermine Trail, Tuckerbrook ski trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 9, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at my house |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Comments: |
This will probably be moot with the rain coming in this weekend, but thought someone might like to know the conditions, which are highly variable. Here in Franconia there is not a ton of snow on the ground, maybe 8" total. The most recent fluffy stuff is hung up in the evergreens, so trail conditions vary from several inches of powder in open areas to just a dusting over hardpack in the trees.
The Coppermine Trail had clearly seen a lot of bareboot / spike traffic before the most recent light snowfall, but although it's still a little bony it was not too bad in snowshoes. We could have barebooted it without too much trouble, but once we headed off over towards Mittersill on local trails we were glad to have snowshoes. The local trails were pretty much untracked and unpacked, and we eventually lost the trail and just headed away from the sun and down until we hit the Tuckerbrook Ski Trail. We were only on the ski trail for a few feet, but it looked pretty decent - definitely some rocks to make sure you miss, but skiable. We met one guy (skinning) and one dog (4 paw drive) heading up Tuckerbrook late in the day, and both seemed to be having a good time. |
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 | Name: |
flymo |
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 | E-Mail: |
flymo.mulch@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-10 |
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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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