| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Star Lake Trail, Airline |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pretty busy day @ Appaclachia for a weekday. More or less full a some point. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
None |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One sad but small obedient dog with his head down was following his master up the Airline just below the summit rocks. |
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 | Comments: |
Great day but clearly too warm. Spikes went on at about 2400ft on the way up the VW. Starting to ball up a bit but managable. Above treeline conditions were great. Just above Star Lake switched to crampons/ice axe. Definitely needed give the exposure and bullet proof neve most of the way to the summit. Meet a couple where the man, with only walking crampons and no axe hav lost his footing on the first big snowfield below the summit and slide into a rock some 25ft later. Lucky guy. A fall even with an axe going up or down might end badly. This trail is much steeper than the normal Airline finish to Adams. Airline from Gulfside down was actually pretty good with only a bit of rock to avoid. That won't last much longer however. Once in the woods, the Hillsounds balled up big time immediately and is was bare boot all the way home. On the steeps, the safest technique was butt sliding. Far too steep for my MSR snowshoes where if you lean back at all, you're airborne immediately. No post holing as yet but that is just around the corner given this weekend's forecast. |
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 | Name: |
downwardbound |
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 | E-Mail: |
downwardbound@amountainlifetime.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-18 |
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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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