| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Slippery and a little high. We used spikes for each crossing and crossed without issue |
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 | Comments: |
Ice is the message. All kinds. We used rock spikes the whole time but definitely could have used sharp hillsounds on ridge and crampons coming down from Lafayette to hut. And still plenty of ice for the first 2 miles down from hut. If you have rock spikes, sharp spikes and crampons you like, bring them.
Much windier on ridge than expected but clear skies gave us confidence to cross. Happy to grid out December and hope January brings nice snow packed trails |
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 | Name: |
Andrea |
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 | E-Mail: |
akwojciak@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-09 |
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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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