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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH
Trails
Trails: Airline, Gulfside, Osgood Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, February 20, 2023
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of room at Appalachia  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No issues here 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few blowdowns (duck unders, step overs) on Valley Way 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Ruger would have been fine, plenty of snow to roll around in 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Airline, Crawford Path, Osgood trail

Ascended Airline.. this trail is hard-packed until treeline… then intermittent rock & ice.. cairns are spread out enough so that in reduced visibility they may be hard to locate for the last .9 mile to the summit.. the summit cone was hard packed with a few ice patches (avoidable)..Crawford Path to the Hut was also well packed.. the Osgood trail from the Hut to Madison’s summit had considerably more ice than Adams.. Tracy switched over to K-10’s while I felt comfortable in my newer Hillsounds.. Valley Way was well packed and made for a quick descent  
Name
Name: CaptChris  
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2023-02-20 
Link
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