| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No issues at 7:30. Adjacent lots were full later in the morning. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing 1 was open but rock hoppable. Crossing 2 was pretty much dry (water tends to go underground). Crossing 3 was partially snow bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Took out one blowdown. A few leaners remain. |
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 | Comments: |
Top to bottom full snow pack this morning, prior to the incoming rain storm.
Trail is well packed with no ice to speak of up to the ridge. At the split, the Sosman Trail (left) is packed out, but the Mt. Tecumseh Trail (right) only has partial boot packing/postholes, and one of the scrambles is a little icy. I carried spikes and snowshoes, but was able to bareboot roundtrip without any postholing, as temperatures had not climbed much yet (snow texture was starting to change later in the morning; a few degrees warmer and the snowshoes would have gone on up high).
Decent snowshoe conditions above 3,000 feet. Areas with stairs have filled in nicely, but the un-stepped areas below still have protruding rocks, etc. There's about a foot of snowpack down low, but a couple of feet higher up. If I were to go up here after the incoming weather, I would carry spikes for down low and bring snowshoes for up high.
Cloudy morning with the upper elevations in the fog. Mild temperatures but no rain yet. A little wind up top. Still some empty ski area parking lots and the base area didn't look overly busy. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-24 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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