| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Avalon, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of free parking along 302 in front of the train Depot at the TH. No bathrooms. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Met a guy in the lot who lost a Garmin Inreach on Saturday somewhere between Field and the parking lot coming down Avalon trail. He left his info at the Highland Center. |
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 | Comments: |
Only -11F at the start but no wind...felt like cheating compared to some recent hikes. Snowshoes C2C (car to car) for me, but spikes would be fine up to Field or Tom. Most people were wearing snowshoes all day. Some determined bare booter had a tough time on a previous day from Tom to Field and left the postholes to prove it...some thigh deep.
From Field to Willey had been broken out yesterday by Tatnic and Caleb (Saturday NETC report). That trail is tricky to break out, and the folks who hiked it today were appreciative! I got a good pic of what I assume is the spruce trap that almost ate Caleb in my link below. The trail was still soft and was starting to set up nicely but on my way back to Field I met a bare booter who was going deep frequently and making a bit of a mess of the last half mile to Willey. It didn't look fun...
With today's traffic, I'd say you could do everything except the out/back to Willey in bare boots. |
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 | Name: |
Borealis |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdwelch1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/17254758848 |
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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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