| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Lonesome Lake Hut, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Across-the-Lake Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 8, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
SB parking area was full @ 9AM. People continued parking there until at least noon, filling in all of the posted "no parking" areas and reducing the access road to 1 lane. NB parking area had plenty of space. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The lake is quite frozen |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Lonesome Lake Trail to the lake was solid and packed, even with an alleged foot of new snow the day before.
Hi-Cannon trail was very lightly traveled, unpacked, drifted.
Dodge Cutoff at upper end was unbroken.
Around-the-Lake Trail at Hut was completely drifted in and unbroken to the Lonesome Lake Trail.
Cascade Brook Trail at Lonesome Lake junction was drifted, had probably seen one or two travelers at 11AM, one or two more by 1PM. Snowshoes needed.
Fishing Jimmy Trail was packed out in both directions from the hut, which suggests that Cascade Brook was packed from FJ to the TH.
Across-the-Lake Trail was firm but unconsolidated drifts and excellent for snowshoes in the AM, but was a churned mess from spikes and barebooters by noon.
Saw many, many, people not even carrying snowshoes as I was descending after noon. All 3 approaches to the hut from the LLT/DCO/CB junction really needed snowshoes for pleasant traversal. Anyone who decided to take Lonesome Lake Trail to Around The Lake was very disappointed. |
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 | Name: |
Jeff Carter |
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 | E-Mail: |
jeffc at apeirogon.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-08 |
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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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