| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Sylvan Way, Howker Ridge Trail, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed, with a couple-inch-thick layer of snow/ice |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Mostly bridged, easily doable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Many blowdowns, especially on Howker Ridge Trail, but nothing that can't be walked around or under |
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 | Comments: |
Route: We started at the Valley Way trailhead, got onto Sylvan Way, and then went from there onto the Howker Ridge Trail. We took that and then Osgood Trail to the summit, and we descended Madison via Valley Way.
Conditions: Below 2500' altitude, there is a layer of breakable crust on top of 1-3" of powder. Above that, it's all powder (seems that there wasn't rain above that altitude yesterday). We broke trail on Sylvan Way and Howker Ridge Trail; with 25" snowshoes, we were still sinking 6"-2' deep. Coming down Valley Way, there's still deep unconsolidated powder as well as drifts above 3000' altitude. We kept the snowshoes on from trailhead to trailhead.
Recommended equipment: snowshoes are a must! |
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 | Name: |
Anish |
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 | E-Mail: |
netc@anish.io |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-14 |
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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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