| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cabot, NH |
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 | Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed all the way to the trailhead. Gate is plowed open, so the 8AM-4PM time restriction isn't an issue at the moment. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridge or easily stepped over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
As noted for quite some time, some chainsaw blowdowns located between cabin and summit. |
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 | Comments: |
About an inch or two of new powder over a hardpack, sometimes packed powder base. Snowshoed roundtrip with no issues. About 6-12" of snowpack along the logging road portion, increasing to 12-18" for the climb up to the notch. A little boney for about 1/10th mile near the Mt. Cabot Trail junction, where snow pack is only 3-6". Snowpack quickly increases back up to a foot after that swithback and as probably 2 feet deep beyond the cabin.
The packed route to the summit deviates from the trail a little bit, due to blowdowns, etc., but is generally consistent. As usual, there was some drifting up there, but at the moment it's well packed out.
Officially closed Mt. Cabot Trail hadn't been used today, but looked to be packed out by snowshoes yesterday. Kilkenny Ridge Trail to Terrace and to the Bulge was not broken out. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-01-21 |
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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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