| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Whaleback Mountain, Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Osseo Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 11, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The Clearbrook development has visitor parking, the Loon Village does not. Follow the herd path from Clearbrook until it crosses the stream and joins Old Osseo trail from Loon Village. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Old Osseo up to Whaleback in great condition. Whaleback to New Osseo junction littered with blowdown, we would have been lost without GPS. |
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 | Comments: |
Breakable crust all the way on Whaleback, snow 1-2 feet deep. Snowshoes mitigated the pain. At Osseo, hardpacked, either crampons or snowshoes were fine. Coming down Liberty was sketchy in snowshoes, we switched to crampons. |
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 | Name: |
ConorR |
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 | E-Mail: |
rockfox212@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-12 |
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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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