| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Snows Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Snows Mountain Trail, Greeley Ledges Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The large parking lot at the base of the Snows Mountain ski slopes had plenty of parking. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Needs more blazing...blazes are faint. There are a number of blowdowns after the Greeley Ledges trail junction. Upon reaching the western shoulder, there is one chain saw sized blowdown [duck under] followed by a minor one. On the descent from the lower lookout one recent blowdown where hikers are going around. There are other blowdowns...step overs or go arounds after crossing the xc ski trail under development. There is a major blowdown at the 90 degree turn so that turn can easily be missed. |
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 | Comments: |
What a fun loop! From the parking area, I walked up the ski slope to the official start. The trail is well broken throughout however after the Greeley Ledges Trail junction to the outlook the trail is a bit awkward with breakable crust on top of frozen granular with lots of divots so there is a risk of ankle rolling. I got by with spikes. Thankfully there were tracks because after the trail junction there are faint yellow blazes and even those were few at that, that would have made route finding challenging. Understandably due to Mr. Polar Vortex, saw nobody hiking today. |
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 | Name: |
RollingRock |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-11 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/PemiValleyHikers/ |
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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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