| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 22, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot not plowed. Parked on the shoulder about 1/4 mile down the Kane on the trailhead side. Two other cars there today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First larger one is rock hop-able, 2nd & 3rd larger ones are bridged. All others are easy step overs. |
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 | Comments: |
Awesome day on the Osceolas. Started later (11:30) and the winds had died down significantly. Snowshoes door to door, and they are really needed. 8-12" of new powder up top, 6" towards the bottom. Very firm base underneath makes it tricky on the steeps as the powder just wants to slide in a mini avalanche. Passed a pair of snowshoers and eventually caught up to two guys at the chimney in full crampons. They were posting holing like crazy, at times up to their knees or higher I would guess. Good thing there is more snow incoming, or this trail would be in rough shape. I took the bypass on the way up, this snow was sticky and wet as it was getting direct sun. Easy ascent. I bushwhacked around on the return. There was no clear bypass to the bypass that I could see so I just went down until it seemed appropriate to go right. Untouched trail from the chimney to the Osceola Summit, but breaking trail wasn't too bad. Looked like some folks had come up from the Waterville side earlier in the day. The two snowshoers only went to the East peak, and they did a great job breaking out the trail, so the return trail from there was a delight, thanks guys! super fun butt sledding on the descent. |
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 | Name: |
JCB |
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 | E-Mail: |
jcburtt@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-22 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.instagram.com/p/C411ePsgoaC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_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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