| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was full |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged or one steps |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One or two blowdowns that can be ducked under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One happy, fluffy, david-bowie eyed pooch having a better time than all of us! |
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 | Bugs: |
Two snow spiders |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
I got a late start, leaving the car at 11:50. I wore snowshoes from start to finish. The monorail going up to the ridge along Avalon and the A-Z trail is well packed out, but still a bit soft. Up at the ridge, the snow gets softer and snowshoes get more necessary. Between Mt. Tom and Mt. Field, both trails are well packed out, but still soft (very much so when you step off trail). There are a few postholes throughout this section that have gotten a bit covered with new snow, so watch your step as you go through this section. Between Field and Willey, it gets a lot softer and less tracked. There's still a solid base underneath, but the trail has taken on a lot of new snow. It looked like myself and one other (possibly DEL from the day before?) had made the traverse. Even so, drifts had covered the trail completely in spots, and there was about 4-6 inches of new snow on top of the packed-down snow beneath. I packed it down alright, but I'd say snowshoes are still *required* to traverse between Willey and Field, at least for another few days.
Beautiful end to the hike (and small benefit of such a late start), spent the traverse from Willey and the descent back down to the car in a beautiful golden hour light. Cold day! |
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 | Name: |
Scubahiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
scubahiker@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-11 |
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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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