Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, NH |
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| Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 15, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy parking for $10. The station road was plowed with plenty of parking for Friday hikers |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy with care. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
An easy workaround down low, and a larger step-over at 3,800 |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen |
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| Bugs: |
Saw a snow flea. But then again, I’m not sure what one looks like, so it might have just been some snow moving. |
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| Lost and Found: |
Lost a chapstick, found a shiny quarter. I’m keeping the quarter. |
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| Comments: |
Absolutely beautiful day. Planned on getting just Monroe, but conditions like this warranted going for the Rockpile too. Put on the Grivel crampons about a mile in after a few tough workarounds on some early barefoot ice flows. Kept the crampons on the rest of the day, thankfully. Trails were well established and bluebird skies made them easy to follow. Only trail complaint was coming back down the Ammo, some people decided to slide/sled down, which completely destroyed the established trails. If hiking this on Sunday after the impending storm, you will need full crampons because it looked like a bobsled track when I came down it. All in a a great day out and up! |
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| Name: |
Celo626 |
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| E-Mail: |
Celo626@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-15 |
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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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