| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Skookumchuck Trail, bike path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Comments: |
Three of us went up Greenleaf to Lafayette then out & back to Lincoln. At that point 2 went back down Greenleaf while I continued on to Skookumchuck and walked back on the bike path. Hillsound spikes are probably adequate on Greenleaf and the ridge except possibly for the "no fall zone" 2/3rds up the cone from the hut. I put on crampons below that and was happy to have them although my two friends stayed in spikes. (Ran into a group hiking the ridge in jeans without any traction! I'm glad they decided to turn back to Falling Waters rather than attempt coming down Lafayette cone after being told about conditions.) Most of the trail is hard packed crusty snow/granular ice which gives spikes good traction providing they are sharp. There are some patches of hard ice but can avoided if your careful. Coming down Skook I put snow shoes on used them to the top of the rock steps going down to the river. Below that I used spikes until the trail leaves the river then went bareboot for the bottom of Skook and the bike path although there were a couple slips that made me question weather I should have been using spikes even though most of it was bare. |
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 | Name: |
Rick Simmons |
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 | E-Mail: |
RickNH1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-18 |
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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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