| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sabbaday Brook Trail Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 27, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking available in the lot. It was plowed! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There are a ton! Only dipped my foot twice on what was probably 15-17 crossings. Very hard with snowshoes on, easier with spikes/trail crampons. Some bridging, with snow on top of rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A bunch of blowdowns partially covered with snow, we had a blast tripping over them :) A few duck-unders as well. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
The conditions beat us down on today's hike. I'm not going even to admit to what the initial plan was, but after dealing with all the water crossings, soft and sticky snow, and the ice on the top 0.3 mile of Sabbaday, we called it quits after summiting North Tripyramid. That might be it for me for Sabbaday forever, unless someone can convince me otherwise. The biggest issue we had was not foreseeing the amount of snow the mountain got on Sunday. I wore my snowshoes from the Sandwich Range sign to almost the top of the ridge, over the water crossings and through the soft snow. My buddy wore his snowshoes after the difficult water crossings and up to the ridge. I never put mine back on; he put his back on below the steep descent, all through the water crossings. Snow and ice kept balling up under my snowshoes, and I dipped my foot in twice. Luckily I was wearing oven bags in my boots, so my feet stayed (mostly) dry. Changed socks on the ridge. Wore my trail crampons up to N. Tri and then down to the car. I wasn't messing with the water crossings and snowballs in snowshoes again. However, the going was difficult in the soft 2-4". We brought spikes, trail crampons and snowshoes, and I wore all three at some point during the hike. None were perfect, but they got me up and back down again safely to live to tell another tale. That's all I could ask for from today, my goodness. |
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 | Name: |
Hiker5e |
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 | E-Mail: |
hikewith5e@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-27 |
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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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