| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Slide, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, bushwhacks, FR 304A, logging road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 26, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Seven Dwarfs Motel & Lodge, left $10 in an envelope on the windshield. Satellite lot was full when I returned. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Good snow bridges on Little River |
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 | Comments: |
Incredible bluebird day on North Twin’s north slide. For the approach, instead of subjecting myself to the entire length of FR 304A (which has a lot of blowdown and saplings), I hiked one mile in on the North Twin Trail and then bushwhacked in a SW direction until I intersected with a particular spot on 304A; from here I picked up the skier’s path/logging road and followed it to the moose antlers with the inscriptions. I continued past the antlers in a southerly direction, finding mostly open woods and snow with a supportive crust; I then dropped into the drainage at 44° 12.714'N 71° 33.566’W. Snowshoes worked fine on the slide from 3250ft to 3800ft, then ice axe and crampons from there to 4200ft. Snow conditions alternated from wind-scoured frozen crust to 1-2 feet deep drifts with a lot of spacial variability, no evidence of recent avalanche activity. Zero wind for most of the day. On the way out I ran into two backcountry skiers who were making their way up. |
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 | Name: |
timbercamp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-26 |
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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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