| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Rowe, Gunstock Mountain, Belknap Mountain, Piper Mountain, Whiteface Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ridge Trail, Brook Trail Trail, Saddle Trail, Blue Trail, White Trail, Yellow Trail, Old Piper Trail, Piper-Whiteface Link Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 11, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking in Gunstock resort lots. We arrived at 8:30-ish a.m. and there was space towards the back of Lot 1. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple blowdowns, all passable by going around offtrail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a couple dogs on trail. Seemed okay. |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Pair of brown/black fleece gloves. Hiking partner picked them up to post in Lost & Found. |
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 | Comments: |
Crazy warmup day with temps in the 50s to start. The trail was mostly packed down from the start of the Gunstock service road but we used snowshoes anyway because the warmup caused the snow to be unstable. One in our group did start out in microspikes but was slipping a bit here and there. As the day wore on, the trails got sloppier and wetter. Some places even our snowshoes sunk into slushy patches of watery snow. There were standing pools of water sporadically. Ledges and steep descents were all doable with a little sliding around in your snowshoes or spikes. It's easy to lose the trail on the way back, following the Brook Trail back down to parking because the trail crosses over the ski slopes a few times, so expect to look out for skiers towards the last 1.5 miles or so. If I had a choice to do this again with lots of snow pack and warm temps, I would skip it. The trails were extra sloppy and the mushy snow made for heavy snowshoeing. It was a tiring 11.5 miles. |
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 | Name: |
Annaliza |
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 | E-Mail: |
annaliza.hikes@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-12 |
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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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