| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Livermore Trail, Scaur Ridge Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 8, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot at the Livermore trailhead was empty when I arrived at 7:30, and was ~3/4 full when I returned around 2:30. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only minor gullies, nothing of note |
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 | Comments: |
{NOTE: Snowshoes or skis are REQUIRED on the groomed Waterville ski trail system} Snowshoes were appropriate once I got off of the groomed portion of Livermore Trail, and necessary for Scaur Ridge Trail and above.
There was 4-6in of fresh powder over a breakable crust up to about the top of Scaur Ridge trail. Looked like 1-2ft total snow depth. Above Scaur Ridge Trail, the snow was a bit deeper.
As of when I was coming down in the early afternoon, the only tracks on Scaur Ridge trail were my own, so that trail is only partially broken (one pass with snow shoes going up, one pass going down). I was very happy with my choice to take the gentler Scaur Ridge route rather than the North Slide trail. There was considerable traffic on Pine Bend Brook trail, at least from North Tripyramid summit to the Scaur Ridge junction, and that trail was well broken (but still soft enough to want snowshoes). The trail was only partially broken along the ridge between North Tripyramid and Middle Tripyramid. |
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 | Name: |
Robb |
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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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