| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower (almost), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Eisenhower Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 24, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked at the Highland Center lot, but the Crawford Connector lot is plowed/cleared. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings are either frozen or bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The same dozen blowdowns are on the trail as were there when I last hiked the trail on December 2. There are roughly a dozen blowdowns of various sizes -- the treadway has been well established around, over, or through the blowdowns. |
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 | Comments: |
From Highland Center to just below the summit of Pierce, trail is well-packed and joy to hike with two to four inches of new snow. Early this morning when the temperatures were well below zero, I used light traction, but later in the morning on the return trip the trail was softening and I used snowshoes to keep from punching through some of the thinner parts of the crust. From just below the summit of Pierce, where the trail joins the AT, to the intersection of the Eisenhower Loop, three-quarters of the previously packed trail was obliterated by drifting snow, varying in depths of one to two feet. Where the trail was not drifted, there was four to six inches of new snow. The same holds true for the Eisenhower loop up to the summit (I went part of the way up). I did the best I could to pack down a new track through the drifts and re-establish the trail. Enjoy! |
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 | Name: |
barkingcat |
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 | E-Mail: |
info (at) barkingcat (dot) net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-12-24 |
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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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