| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, South Tripyramid, West Sleeper, East Sleeper, Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, Rollins Trail, Diceys Mill Trail, Walden Trail, Square Ledge Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Oliverian Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A dozen cars squeezed onto the shoulder near Pine Bend. A little tight. Only half the parking lot was plowed at Oliverian Brook. About 10 cars could fit. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Pine Bend Crossings were fine - rock hoppable or step overs. You'll have to get your feet wet on the last crossing on the Passaconaway cutoff. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Most trails were really good. A couple duck unders on Pine Bend. Cleaned up a few blow downs on the cutoff and Oliverian Brook. |
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 | Comments: |
North and Middle Tripyramids heavily traveled. Hard packed and microspikable.
Less traffic over to South, switched to snowshoes. The South slide was a bit crusty. Some caution needed but snowshoes provided enough purchase to safely traverse to the Kate Sleeper Tr. One hiker had gone before us- the trail is now well packed after our group. Lots of moose sign across the sleepers.
Rollins packed out well but we just left on our snowshoes until Passaconaway. Rest of trails had seen some bare boot traffic and were frozen solid. Microspikes were safest choice.
Beautiful day for one of our favorite hikes. |
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 | Name: |
Jeff & Karine |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-06 |
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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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