| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail. Liberty Springs Trail, bushwhack, bike path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Goggles |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All very easy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One new blow down on Liberty Springs Trail. Easy to step over. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Ridge is not a good place for the dogs right now. |
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 | Comments: |
Old Bridal Path was in great shape up to the hut. An inch or so of frozen granular down low, couple inches up higher. I bare-booted until the steeper parts of the Agonies where I switched to micros.
Approaching the summit of Lafayette on the NW shoulder there was a spot or two where the crust broke and the fluff underneath was unconsolidated. That was the only spot I thought about switching to crampons.
A few larger drifts here and there headed to Lincoln and then over to Haystack. I could have switched to snowshoes but it wasn't necessary.
From Haystack to the Falling Waters junction wasn't broken. There was 6-18 inches of dense windblown snow that had mixed with sleet. That part was a slog but the trail was easy to follow and the corridor is in good shape.
Up to Liberty and down was well chewed up. I went back to micros all the way to the car. There are a couple of small sections of flow ice near the junction with Flume Slide Trail. No smowmobile traffic as of yet on the bike path. Amazing views but it was a little colder then I expected. |
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 | Name: |
TimC |
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 | E-Mail: |
tjcharboneau(at)roadrunner.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-01-19 |
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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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