| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bartlett Haystack, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bear Notch Road, Experimental Forest Road 411, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
From the Kanc Bear about a mile Bear Notch Road is gated. There is a big turn around area for the snowmobile trailers at the gate where there are no parking signs but south from there the shoulder is plowed wide for parking. Two snowmobile rigs with trailers and a Dog Sled truck were there at 9 am. Dog sled truck was gone when I returned. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none that I noticed |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Wow saw the dog sled team on their return as I was going out. The dogs were dragging two sleds with one person in each sled. fun to see!! |
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 | Comments: |
Bear Notch Road/snowmobile trail, Experimental Forest Road 411/snowmobile trail, bushwhack
I cross country skied from the gate north to just past the height of land of the Bear Notch Road, about 3 miles, snow was groomed frozen golf balls but okay. I turned left onto the XF411/snowmobile trail for a few minutes and stopped skiing as the road began to turn right. I skied into the woods a couple strides and put on my snowshoes, I left my skis right where I took them off. Oh wonderful fun staying right up on top of the snow, I was giddy wow this is great going up the mountain in open hardwoods. Well things began to get serious around elevations 2500 because the snow had not consolidated and did not have a crust and I was now sinking in sugary deep snow and as I climbed higher it got deeper and was worse in the softwoods. There is well over 2 feet of snow up there. I slabbed a bit north to try to find less steep terrain and I zigged and zagged a bit. Somewhere along the way I lost my hat (I did find it on the way back down). Great views from the around summit up Crawford Notch, Waterville Valley's ski trails, such a grand perch! I enjoyed my thermos of coffee with the scenery. I felt like I flew down the mountain back to my skis! Skiing was great the snowmachines ground up the frozen golf balls and a nice sugary fast snow was left behind. My max speed was 19.5 mph. ha ha. I love it. It was a wonderful morning. |
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 | Name: |
Nordic_gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-13 |
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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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