| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Just a half-dozen vehicles in the lot as of about 10:00 am; three in the lot at 4:00 pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few duck-under large (8+ inches; chainsaw-able) softwoods near/below intersection with Watson Path. They’ve been more or less de-limbed over the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoes the entire way -- excellent, fast-moving conditions for these, from top to bottom.
Previous poster from a day ago mentioned using light traction near/toward summit on Osgood Trail; we brought light traction (always do, just in case), but had no issues using snowshoes the entire way. Plenty of snow a foot or two away from packed path on a few rocky sections — easy to walk on the snow, around these.
[Our original goal today was Mt. Hight, but on reaching the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail trailhead, lot was completely filled and Route 16 near lot was lined with vehicles (20-25 at 9:30 am?). Must have been a meet-up group or something similar at the hut? Anyway, seeing only a few vehicles at Appalachia on the way over, we thought “what the heck, how about Mt. Madison?” Glad we did — perfect conditions today all the way. Met some nice folks, too!] |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-09 |
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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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