| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking along the Kanc. Just enough space for a handful of cars to park off the road, but snowbanks have not been substantially widened yet. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily rock hopped, open water/no ice bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blowdowns, most are easily avoided via herd paths or stepped over, some have been cut out of the way. Spring will show the true chaos. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One very well behaved pup, seemed to be doing fine with trail conditions and low temperature. |
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 | Comments: |
Trail was fairly well-packed down, with a loose layer of drifty unconsolidated powder on top. Basically, choose your own traction. I would anticipate that there will be more drifting overnight with the wind.
I bare-booted to the steeps, then put snowshoes on, which I thought were the most efficient traction option given the snow conditions. Only saw a handful of other hikers today, but most were not wearing snowshoes and seemed to be doing fine although there were signs of struggle on the steeps. There is also quite a bit of ice beneath the snow that I did not notice as I ascended in snowshoes, but bare/spiked booters had revealed as they spun their wheels on the way up. Track was firm enough that postholing and rototilling didn't seem to be an issue without snowshoes unless stepping off the beaten track.
On the way down I switched to spikes at the bottom of the steeps for the way out. Overall surprisingly decent trail conditions and a good choice for a brisk and breezy day. |
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 | Name: |
woodsyjess |
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 | E-Mail: |
woodsyjess@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-05 |
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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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