| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Gulfside, Israel Ridge Path, Osgood Trail, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 21, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking on a weekday at 7:15 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
lost count of the blow-downs on VW |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Bugs: |
saw some |
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 | Lost and Found: |
basket on VW, hope the hiker who mentioned it found it. |
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 | Comments: |
The plan was for Adams only today. We went up Airline knowing the mild temps and low winds would allow us to enjoy the ridge. It felt like a weather lottery day. Airline is in great shape with minimum snow and ice flows that were easy to get around until I put on traction. One of us had less aggressive spikes (hillsound ultras), the other hillsound trail crampons, which are beefier. (More on that later)
Airline was perfect. A lot of happy hikers, chatting, and then we headed down and thought Valley Way would be mild with less ice, and we were partially correct, less ice, but the camber/slope of the rotting monrail slowed things down. A hiker warned us that his ice axe was helpful but without the ability to manifest one, we side-stepped our way carefully and dug our heels in. We also shared the more aggressive spikes, so a HS ultra on one foot and a HS Trail crampon on the other. All things considered, it was an epic shoulder season hike. Out and back on Airline would have been less work, but maybe more work in the mountains adds to the adventure. |
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 | Name: |
Rachel |
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 | E-Mail: |
ball 13 11 at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-21 |
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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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