Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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| Trails: |
Greeley Ponds XC Ski Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail, Tripoli Road |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pull off by ski trails on kanc is plowed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Avoided the crossing by using the ski trail and that was a waste of time, plenty of water there. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Loads of new blowdowns on the mount Osceola trail. A saw will be needed this spring. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
No pups this day. |
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| Bugs: |
Only postholers not black flies |
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| Comments: |
Ski trail, East Osceola trail, mount Osceola trail, Tripoli road
Warm December day for hitting the sufferfest called East Osceola trail. It was as steep as I remembered but our Tubbs flex VRT snowshoes were up to the job. Love the traction on those things! Never mind the televators! We decided to traverse the peaks to a waiting trail angel at Livermore trailhead. We descended on beautiful untouched trail off Osceola until about the third switchback, then at that point we ran into very deep postholes from a couple of brave or crazy barebooters. We made our way down to the nicely groomed XC ski trail ( Tripoli road) walked out easily to our waiting trail angel. Solid day , 10 miles in the magic shoes. |
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| Name: |
Bradygirl1 |
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| E-Mail: |
Sperry66@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-30 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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