| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Gulfside, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None of any significance |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few duck-under blowdowns on Airline |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw one gnat flying by towards the end of the day |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Since the weather looked great for a high summit, I submitted a leave request at 6:00am and set out to complete my 47th W4K. Left Appalachia at 9am, a little later than I'd planned, but ok. A couple of inches of fresh snow were on the trail made snowshoes the right choice. Someone had bare-booted their way up the trail leaving a few postholes, but not too bad. Shoutout to another group of 3 hikers in snowshoes ahead of me who did a lot of trail breaking. This might not seem like a big deal with only a few inches of fresh powder, but when I passed them and did it myself I had to stop and rest a lot! Wore snowshoes up to Gulfside trail, then donned Hillsound microspikes for the climb to the summit. I was a little worried that the snow drifts ahead of me would cause post-holing, but all the way to the top the snow was firm and I could walk on the surface without breaking through. Summitted around 2pm and headed back down a few minutes later. Decided to take Valley Way down so re-donned the snowshoes for the descent at Madison Hut. Valley Way was broken out but still loose and unconsolidated. Took me 2 hours to get back to the car. I met a hiker while descending Adams who told me he took Howker Ridge trail up to Madison, so that trail is also broken out. |
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 | Name: |
Lambchop |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-13 |
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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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