Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Crawford, NH |
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| Trails: |
Davis Path, Crawford Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 28, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking. There were maybe fifteen cars or so when we got there and maybe eight when we got back. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Everything was snowed/bridged over. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Two or three minor duck-unders. Might have been a step-over or two hidden by the snow. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of doggos out today. One took an interest in our lunch. |
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| Comments: |
Nice, packed track (though sticky snow) up until about 2500 feet or so. No real postholes. It could easily be bare-booted (in fact lots of folks out today with no traction). However, past about 2500 feet or so, the snow started to get increasingly less consolidated and drier. The trail also started to get chewed up by the folks without snowshoes. Several people who stepped off trail without them, sunk up to their thighs so we were glad we had snowshoes. We had toyed about heading over to Crawford Dome and Resolution but the trail looked more choppy and definitely less travelled and we didn’t feel like fighting the snow today (we did that last weekend...).
Surprisingly, the Presidentials were clear of clouds today so the views were fantastic and there was zero wind at the top. |
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| Name: |
Ian D |
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| E-Mail: |
iantdurham gmail com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-28 |
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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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