| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Kearsarge North Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kearsarge North Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 27, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for 8 or so cars; lot was nearly full when I showed up at 9 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None to speak of |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of blowdowns, one easy to step over, the other requires a little detour |
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 | Comments: |
A 2-3 inch hard crust of ice covered by 2-3 inches of snow — occasionally powdery, slushy, granular or slippery depending on elevation and time of day/temperature. I wore spikes to start, then switched to snowshoes partway up. It was definitely helpful to have the snowshoes (with televators) on the steeper, upper part, but the trail was too rocky for them lower down. That said, snowshoes weren’t necessary and I was seemingly the only person using them. So on the way down I switched back to my Hillsounds and that was fine. Nice day to be out — the round trip took me four hours. |
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 | Name: |
Sarah |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-27 |
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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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