| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Airline Cutoff, Star Lake Trail, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked off of route 2. Arrived at 7:15AM and the parking lot was about half full. Mostly full when I got back around 3PM. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No real water crossings. Some streams pretty active with the snow melt, no more than ankle deep. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Very well maintained. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I saw one dog on Mt. Adams, impressed he made it up there but from what I saw of him going down, he was doing better than I was! |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing...except for somebody who left used handwarmers on trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Quite a bit of snow on trail when I first got there. Pretty much a slog all the way up, packing out the snow (which got progressively deeper) without snowshoes. I highly recommend both snowshoes & microspikes. I didn't need an ice axe. |
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 | Name: |
Isaak Bosma |
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 | E-Mail: |
isaak.bosma@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https:// |
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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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