Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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| Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, herd path |
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| Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Old Bridal/Falling Waters lot has a couple inches of snow and unplowed. Basin NB lot is plowed |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few leaners/ducks to contend with requiring a larger saw than I was carrying. I limbed up a couple to allow for easy passage. Some will be step overs if we get more snow |
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| Comments: |
Decided to go for it despite a less than ideal forecast and I'm so happy we did. We hiked up breaking a few inches of fresh powder and deeper drifts and were in the clouds on the climb up Lafayette. Not 50 feet from the summit the clouds cleared revealing undercast and dissipating clouds after that. We were granted safe passage across the ridge amidst sunshine and low to near no winds at times. After Haystack we broke 8 to 10 inches of fresh snow with an occasional trough apparent. Upon reaching Liberty Springs junction we were on packed trail. Those that descended before us must have had a fun slide down but we just ran down. Bushwhack to Basin is packed abd apparent. |
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| Name: |
BK Noonan |
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| E-Mail: |
scrapperbk@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-24 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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