| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cog Rail Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only 6 cars in the hiker lot. $10 fees. Lot not plowed but no issues. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Comments: |
I snowshoed to the summit for the grid 12/12. Snowboarded down from Jacob’s Ladder in beautiful powder. (The top half was too icy and rocky for my taste, but others were trying to ski it.) There is a nice skin track on the north side of the rails on the bottom half, so I tried not to mess that up. I would stay on the south side if snowshoeing, and north side if skinning. Televators were used the whole way up, and it’s a no-fall zone once it gets steep, so ice axe and crampons could be used, but I didn’t have those, just my MSR Denalis and poles. I put my helmet on too going up. Pretty typical conditions, I’ve seen it worse, but also better. I was lucky to get to enjoy the powder before it’s all skied off! |
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 | Name: |
Carl Gifford |
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 | E-Mail: |
calxjohnson@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-25 |
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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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