| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 13, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Snowbanks had melted back a bit, so I was able to park entirely off the pavement alongside the Kanc. There was a slightly more generous spot right by the trail sign. No other cars when I arrived or when I departed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The several small brook crossings had lost any snow or ice bridges they might have once had, but they were all easy rock hops. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns throughout the route, but generally they were easy step-overs, duck-unders, or detour-arounds. No crawl-unders or thrash-arounds. |
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 | Comments: |
I was curious about what conditions would be like after the wicked thaw and refreeze. Lower parts of the trail sported some bare-to-autumn-leaves bits and some wet areas, but mostly were thin snow cover with icy bits here and there. Consistent cover higher up, apparently visited by a snowshoer yesterday, so well packed. Upper parts of the trail were firmly packed snow with occasional icy spots (including some steep ones). I carried snowshoes, but never had a need for them, thanks to the packed-down, thaw-softened, rain-soaked, then refrozen base. I used microspikes until the steeps, and then switched to full crampons, which were much appreciated on the icy steeps. Stream crossings were very straightforward. |
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 | Name: |
PeterC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-13 |
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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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