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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, NH
Trails
Trails: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, snowfields
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Summer USFS Ammo parking lot closed. Plowed parking available at the bottom lot at the Cog. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Snowbridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One 10" diameter blowdown near the trailhead. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Ideal snowshoe conditions allowed for this to be a morning hike. Wore snowshoes roundtrip. Decent snowshoe footbed on the Ammo, however a group of barebooters were getting ready to head up as I returned this morning.


Tracks on the Ammo above treeline diverge a bit as it approaches the hut.


Good coverage above the hut. I beelined on the snowfields from the hut to Monroe, avoiding that nasty little cornice on the Monroe Loop.


The sideslope on the Crawford Path wasn't too bad, as there was a footbed worn into it. A no fall zone, though, which wouldn't be appreciated by those who don't like heights/exposure. Tuckerman Crossover avoids this.


Also beelined not too far above the Davis junction to the towers, thanks to good snowfield coverage.


As previously reported, the front of the Lakes hut has drifted in.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-02-29 
Link
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