| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Garfield, Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 20, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Garfield and Lincoln Woods are plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy peasy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Easy over/under blowdowns |
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 | Comments: |
Underfoot, the soft trails were great and I don't feel like the 2-6" of light fluff we kicked around counts as trail-breaking, haha. Hike your own hike but 'spikes only might make for a long day of postholing. Saw a term on here I love: car washing. Miles and miles of tree branches covered in snow to push through because the snow is so deep! Wear a hooded shell. Descending Bondcliff to Lincoln Woods, there is a long switchback that has hardened off-camber and was difficult to keep from sliding toward the trees in snowshoes. I don't think 'spikes would help there either, probably something more diesel like crampons. You'll make it; just a heads up that that part sucks. I finished my first Single Season ever! Winter was a questionable choice, hahahaa. |
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 | Name: |
Brie |
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 | E-Mail: |
email(dot)brie(dot)here(at)gmail(dot)com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-21 |
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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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