| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot is not plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The main Brook is flowing good but rock hopable. Many other brooks were open. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple blowdowns one on the steeps. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw prints. Would have been tough conditions. |
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 | Comments: |
April lived up to its difficult reputation. Someone barefooted / postholed yesterday but the trail was hardly broken out. The steeps were a slog. The barebooter gave up just after East Peak and we broke 12 to 24 inch wet powder. There are trees blocking the bypass of the bypass of the Chimney so we had to take a circuitous route but with all the snow it was ok. After the chimney two strong hikers with snowshoes took over the trail breaking. Thank you. The other hikers said there had been a couple people in spikes with a dog but we never saw them. Great views from the summit. A slog back down as the steeps were soft and slick. We carried crampons but they would not have been better than snowshoes. Trail is now decently packed but very soft so if you don’t have snow shoes you will do the posthole pirouette. Plus no one summited both peaks since the storm unless they wore snowshoes. That’s the moral of the story if you want to bag the peaks: SNOWSHOES!!! |
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 | Name: |
Jeb Bradley |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-12 |
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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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