| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Cannon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
trailhead and all parking lots at Tram basically empty |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
snow bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
only 1 tree across trail and easy under to bypass |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Overcast and snowing all day. 3" plus fresh powder snow on trail. Starts vertical almost immediately and after 100' put on micro-spikes because too slippery on the powder laying on packed snow. Almost seemed the extra snow on top of packed stopped the micro-spikes from really getting a bite at times. Really could have used crampons instead [or snowshoes!]. Left my ice axe in truck but really could have used it at times to make extra steps when spikes kept slipping. Some drifting in upper area before lookout. After lookout trail dropped down for a bit before before the last 400'ish feet to the summit. This is all alpine open windswept area. Temp in low single digits, cold enough to freeze my insulated water tube, snowing, windy and low visibility. Drifting snow caused loss of trail a couple times and ending up probing for the hardpack trail. Made the summit and the sky blackened up with more storm coming in so made the decision to hike down the ski trail beside the Tram building. Seemed safer with the storm. |
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 | Name: |
rodmackay |
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 | E-Mail: |
RMACKAY@MAINE.RR.COM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-29 |
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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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