| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Avalon, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 15, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Roadside parking |
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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, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
None |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
We got 6am start, so plenty of parking along the road. Started in microspikes but quickly changed to the snowshoes after the first water crossing. New dusting of snow from last night made snowshoes the right choice. Hit Avalon first and got to see the sunrise, the spur had some drifts but we were able to break it out. Then headed to Field which had many postholes that were covered by the new snow. Over to Willey was mostly consolidated but hit a few sections where the wind had drifted several feet of snow, erasing the trail. Did our best to break out those sections correctly.
Field to Tom was a disaster. We had to take it very slow to avoid breaking our ankle in the knee deep frozen post holes. The Tom spur was a pleasant surprise, firm consolidated track with no postholes.
Tom down to the junction was in great shape also, snow was still a bit lose so snowshoes helped here.
When we met back up with the Avalon trail it was much more solid than the morning so micros would have been fine here but we kept the snowshoes on all the way back to the car.
We saw 11 other hikers, 4 with only spikes, 3 carrying snowshoes (hopefully putting them on at some point) and 4 superstars in snowshoes helping to groom the posthole minefield.
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 | Name: |
Lauren F |
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 | E-Mail: |
ltierney32@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-15 |
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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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