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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Liberty (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Pemi Trail, Liberty Spring Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 24, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plowed 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Partially bridged. Easy crossings 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Only 1 car in the lot when I pulled in at 9 am. 7 when leaving at 1 pm. VERY cold, due to the wind. The lower half of Liberty Spring Trail was packed enough for spikes. Couple of inches of fresh powder started around 2,100 ft and quickly got deeper as we went higher. Strong winds had blown snow into the trail, completely filling it in. 3 of us broke trail in snowshoes, in 2+ ft of soft powder. We passed one solo hiker who had turned around due to the cold and deep snow (didn't have snowshoes). We climbed to the tentsite, where we called it a day and butt-sled back down. We passed a couple other small groups on the descent, none of which had snowshoes. Highly doubt they made it as far as we did, as the wind was quickly filling in our tracks behind us.

My coldest hike to date. Snowshoes are a necessity up high right now! Stay safe out there :)  
Name
Name: ATSilky 
E-Mail
E-Mail: jennifer51gleason@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-01-24 
Link
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