| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 7, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Arrived just before 8AM, plenty of parking still available |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowbridges, easily passable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple blowdowns, easily stepped over and ducked under |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a couple good doggos |
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 | Comments: |
Went up Old Bridle Path, across the ridge and down Falling Waters. Up Bridle Path was packed well and I just wore microspikes. There was one steep icy section where crampons would have been better, but it was short and I got around by using some exposed rock. Some small snowdrifts on the way up near the hut. After the hut on the way up to Lafayette the winds picked up significantly and stayed strong at the peak. Died down on the ridge between peaks but were still strong enough to push you around quite a bit at each peak (lincoln, little haystack). Wore microspikes the whole way across, but crampons would have been better for the ridge. Lots of icy steep sections and with the wind extra caution was needed with just spikes. Had two great buttsledding runs down the top of Falling Waters. Trail was well packed, towards the bottom with the waterfalls exposed to sun the snow got slushy and wet. |
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 | Name: |
Bridget |
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 | E-Mail: |
bridgetkmeyers@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-09 |
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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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