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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Flume, NH
Trails
Trails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, December 25, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: One other vehicle in Lincoln Woods lot on arrival at 8:15 am; four vehicles on return at 1:15 pm; parts of lot a glaze of ice underlying a little new snow 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: not an issue 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Osseo Trail one of the best maintained in the Whites, in my opinion 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: snow-covered ladders and final summit pitch on upper Osseo might freak out some dogs 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Enough snow on Lincoln Woods Trail to cover most of the underlying ice, but not really enough yet for x-c skiing; rungs of the ladders on upper Osseo caked with hardpacked snow; thin snowpack on top of white ice on final 0.1 mile below summit, but left microspikes in pack to save time; lots of obstructions underlying snow on upper Osseo Trail slowed descent somewhat, but boot skied what I could; my first NH4 on December 25th (next up: a NH4 on February 29th)  
Name
Name: Dr. D. 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-12-25 
Link
Link: https:// 
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