| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 8, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Greely Ponds trailhead not plowed. Parked 200 yds uphill on side of road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
1 significant crossing about .5 miles in from trailhead. Non icy rocks made it hop-able without traction. I used the most upstream option going up and the most downstream option going down, both seemed OK. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Downed tree along the trail about 50 yds in from Greely Ponds trailhead...easy walk-around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of happy and well behaved pups...mine is a mountain machine that is apparently unaffected by gravity...she couldn't figure out why we slowed down so much whenever it got steep...pretty sure she could do the descent in ~15 minutes. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Hiker that left 5 mins before me dropped a crampon on the Kanc...managed to get it to her before she realized it was missing. |
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 | Comments: |
Bluebird day on the Osceolas. Barebooted until the Greely Ponds ski trail/Mt. Osceola trail intersection, then switched to hillsound trail crampons...removed them on the way back down at the same spot. Some exposed rocky sections up to that point made barebooting preferable. 2-3" of fresh snow, the spikes were grippy all day. These were the minimum traction I would want to use...I had some kahtoola rock spikes that I wouldn't have felt comfortable on. The steep sections coming down from E. Osceola are no joke..the carefully located treeholds on the sides of the trail were appreciated. The chimney bypass bypass is the current route and is non-threatening. Snowshoes would have been un-useful today. |
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 | Name: |
Borealis |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdwelch1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-08 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/8360492897 |
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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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