| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jackson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot across from the trail head is plowed. A bit messy at the road edge. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen solid. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Large blowdown maybe 1/2 mile before the Webster Cliff junction. Been there for months, herd path around it. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw 4. Too cold, left my misfit home. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Soft to moderately packed snow - since more folks had snowshoes than spikes to break out the new snowfall. Deeper and softer the closer you get to the cone. There are sections of bullet ice here and there with a thin coating of snow to no snow covering due to scrambling up and sliding down. Snowshoes are the better option because the trail is still soft enough to be rototilled by spikes. Two folks ascending late afternoon in spikes will have churned up the snowshoe base so expect divoting for the entire length Thursday.
The summit cone was a medley of bullet/blue ice with a thin coating of snow, trace snow, and bare rock. Folks struggled with traction using spikes both up and down that area. Snowshoes or crampons (we swapped to them for the cone) are the better traction tools up there right now. |
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 | Name: |
thegingerhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-02 |
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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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