| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Skookumchuck Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 18, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Franconia Notch bike path parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily passable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
1 large blow down requires a climb over or short detour off trail to walk under main trunk. |
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 | Comments: |
Snow near the start and along the brook is very soft / powdery and just a few inches deep. Toss up on snowshoes vs microspikes, but we went with snowshoes entire route as there was some post-holing evidence from prior day or two that was smoothed over. The postholes continued well up past the 3,000 ft mark and in deeper snow made snowshoeing over them difficult. After that, it was 12+" of unbroken powder to the ridge and easier to break new trail. Visibility was low and wind was high on the ridge so we considered the hike destination complete at the ridge sign and did not attempt the walk up to Lafayette. |
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 | Name: |
TrailMix |
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 | E-Mail: |
mchristiansen97@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-19 |
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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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