| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Whitehouse Trail, Liberty Spring Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 11, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lots for trailhead and Flume Gorge Visitors Center are plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels are low/negligible. There are, however, no snow bridges at this time. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Two large and two medium blowdowns -- not bad at all. One of these, however, is on the Whitehouse Trail where parallels the multi-use path, so until this one is cleared there won't be any snowmobiles on this. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost a headache I had this morning...don't really want to find it. |
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 | Comments: |
I got a late start today and only made it to the Liberty Spring tent site before having to turn around -- just 0.3 miles from the ridge trail. Up to that point, I've created a reasonably well-packed snowshoe track where none existed. Some specific notes about the trail conditions: in general, there's anywhere from 6 inches of fresh powder down low (Whitehouse Trail) to 18 inches (upper Liberty Spring Trail), with some deeper drifts here and there. Down low there are a few wet areas with soft new snow, but these are freezing up pretty rapidly. In general, the trails are in good shape and a joy to snowshoe on -- one more good snow is needed to cover some of the larger rocks, though. |
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 | Name: |
Barkingcat |
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 | E-Mail: |
info (at) barkingcat (dot) net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-12-11 |
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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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