| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Livermore Road, Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail, Tripoli Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy at Livermore Depot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Mad River below Lower Greeley Pond was doable as rock-hop on mix of exposed & submerged rocks. It was warm this morning, they may be icy after tonight.
Otherwise, water was pouring off the mountain today, all drainages flowing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Large step-over on the Mt Osceola Tr at the jct with Greeley Ponds Tr. |
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 | Comments: |
Drizzle and snow showers this morning for a fresh dusting of snow on top of the rocks and ice.
Put on Hillsounds ~3000' at a steep icy pitch. Overall, less ice than we expected going up East.
We carried full crampons but didn't feel the need for them today. Again, today was still warm (above freezing).
Windy up top and inside the clouds.
Kept the Hillsounds on til we got to ~3000' on the other side, below ice floes on the slabs.
Lots of running water in the trail, sometimes below the ice, sometimes we broke thru it.
Patches of black ice in the late afternoon on Tripoli Rd (closed to vehicles now) as temps were dropping.
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 | Name: |
Diapensia & TommyC1 |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-08 |
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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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