| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Willey (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ethan Pond Trail, Willey Range Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 7, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was clean, easy to access with my basic sedan. 3-4 cars in the lot but everyone took the Ripley falls trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing significant |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My dog did fine, although the steep sections are hard where the ice layer under it is exposed. Hard to come down on the ladders since the steps are not visible. |
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 | Comments: |
The trail was in bad condition; it looked like I was the first to use snowshoes since the recent snowfall. It is barely wide enough to walk it with snowshoes, and it is heavily post-holed. The trail is still soft, slippery, needs widening.
Ladders are mainly covered with snow; I barely found the first one after digging around. Snow is still covering most of the ladders; steps are not visible and hard to use. I switched to spikes just for the ladder and the icy section before it.
The trail was fairly used (with boots) before the ladders, but it gets significantly worse as you progress. I broke the trail a little more after the ladders but didn't reach the summit. Waist deep heavy snow on the top.
Neither the Kedron-Flume trail nor the Ethan Pond section is broken in. |
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 | Name: |
Dcs |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-08 |
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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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