| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail, Tripoli Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Low clearance AWD made it into the summer lot with no issue |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues on the shotgun crossing down low |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nothing of note |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
At its present state, coming from NH112 (Greeley) is a hard challenge for humans let alone canine - don't reccomend |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE day in the forest was had with Rhockin' Rhonda. Great trail conditions to Mad River Notch, and the lower portion of Mt. Osceola Trail. I am not an alarmist, or one to discourage people from hiking, but in its current state, coming from NH112 is INCREDIBLY dangerous and should probably be avoided for a bit. This is likely to persist because we are forecasted to get 1.5" of rain here through Friday. Large portions of the trail are just blue ice chutes which required us to whack up. There are four or five pitches, namely two near the slide, the open section, the top out chute near the view on East, and one pitch just on the other side of East summit, are incredibly dangerous. I would suggest proper crampons (NOT hillsound trail crampons) and possibly an axe as you can use it on some root holds to pull yourself up. I went up the chimney bypass, rhonda went up the bypass of the bypass, of which we then bypassed a major ice flow just after the chimney. Great conditions along the ridge. We actually called a friend to see if they would give us a ride on the Waterville side, of which they thankfully did. It's *THAT* bad. Surpisingly great moving along Mt. Osceola Trail from summit proper to summer trailhead - and then to WVV. Summit to lot in less than 2 hours. |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat & Rhockin Rhonda |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-03 |
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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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