| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Cannon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, bike path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 5, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Limited at campground, many parking under No Parking signs |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction, Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some tricky annoying crossings of minor brooks beyond Around Lake Trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Minor blowdowns easily avoided |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Would want uphill experience and good traction |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found package of salted cashews but ate them, thanks |
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 | Comments: |
Firm snow ideal for microspikes, could probably bareboot to hut if careful in a few icy spots. Snowshoes not needed on trail and could be a hindrance on middle section of hike due to narrow trough. Above col was a nasty cliff section that seemed to keep getting longer, at some point I decided I didn't want to go down it alone without real crampons and kept going up. Probably only 100 vertical feet but you might have slid the whole way. Normally I would bypass it in the woods but they looked icy and steeper. Went down Kinsman Ridge Trail to Tramway, although I have hiked this trail several times I wouldn't have found the upper part without recent tracks - thanks people! As mentioned elsewhere a few tricky spots mostly crossing ski trails where you could slide a long way, but much easier than going up and I made it okay. Bike path could have been bare-booted with a few icy spots but I left the spikes on.
With some rain followed by a hard freeze, this mountain could become a giant ice cube and you would want ice tools to go with the crampons.
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 | Name: |
Roy Schweiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-06 |
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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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