| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Winter lot 1/4 full @11am |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Pretty well bridged minus a little damage from team postholio |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Leaners up high on both trails to clean up |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Between me and a fellow gridder we managed to mostly mitigate the mess created by a 2 man postholio team, seriously people if ur gonna do a winter overnight on top of a 4k peak in March bring the snowshoes. Serious drifting and new accumulation of unpacked powder was occurring above 3500' and my tracks were mostly drifted over and filled after the short amount of time between my ascent and my return so I expect whoever is out there next has several inches to a half foot of new snow and drifts to break out. Decently packed base in the middle but extremely soft edges and even more so from postholes that I did the best to smooth over but are still some lurking trip hazards. The section on Garfield Ridge Trail has some surprisingly deep snowpack and is not broken out from the summit heading towards Lafayette |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-08 |
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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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