Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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| Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
water crossing on webster-jackson trail was frozen.
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| Comments: |
from 302 to jackson had been travelled yesterday so we found a couple inches of crusty snow to the summit. some ice in the final climb to the top.
we broke the trail from jackson until shortly before mizpah through 4-6 inches of new snow with a crust on top with some deeper drifted areas. one other person had travelled the trail from mizpah to pierce, but otherwise it was more of the same with deeper snow higher up on pierce.
windpacked and drifted snow from pierce to eisenhower with spotty ice that has been pretty throughly travelled after today. eisenhowers cone had quite hard snow with a fair bit of ice in spots.
crawford path heading down had a nice snowshoe track. we wore snowshoes the whole hike. some may want crampons for eisenhowers cone.
nice day. started up jackson with hopes that things might clear off later which they did giving us great views along with some interesting clouds and undercast. hardly any wind on the ridge and decidedly warm. thanks to cynthia and megan for a great day.
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| Name: |
bryan |
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| E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-01-29 |
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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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