| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Livermore Road, Scaur Ridge Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Livermore Rd was plowed; 2nd car in the morning; handful of cars in the afternoon |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
one easy duck under on Scaur Ridge Trail that has all branches already removed |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw one dog on the trail; fine conditions (possibly tricky on some ice flows in the steep sections below North Tripyramid) |
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 | Bugs: |
n/a |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
This was an out and back hike; didn't want to deal with the slides; given the many reports of Tripyramids from Pine Bend Book, I wanted to write this report, informing that Scaur Ridge trail was fully broken out - thank you to all those who hiked it over the past week! Made my ascend and descend super easy. No traction needed on Scaur Ridge; solid snow base. Spikes for the ridge up to North Tripyramid and in between the summits. (That said, I did put on crampons for the steep descend section from Mt Tripyramid toward Scaur Ridge junction on my way back. I preferred the solid traction.)
Some old steps came up from Sabbaday Brook. Met a total of 13 hikers along the ridge; all doing the out and back from Pine Bend Brook. As I was heading back out on Livermore Rd, I noticed one set of fresh tracks on North Slide trail. Met two more hikers and dog on Livermore Rd; they had not yet decided whether to ascend via the North Slide of Scaur Ridge.
NOTE: Snowshoes or skis required on Livermore Road (Waterville XC ski area) |
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 | Name: |
Green skirt |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-06 |
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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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