| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Monroe, Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Base Road, Ammo Link, Ammo Ravine Trail. Mt Monroe Loop, Crawford Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ammo lot 1/4 full, Cog lot full @10am, both emptier upon return |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All well bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some leaners to cleanup on the Ammo headwall steeps |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a few loving the alpine sunshine |
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 | Bugs: |
N?A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Traction devices are very much dealers choice on best personal comfort pick. I wore snowshoes from the top of the Cog lot back down to hiker parking and felt pretty good. George swapped to crampons at the hut and wore them up summits and back down a little ways past the gem pool. Mix of very crusty flows, hard granular, and soft spring snow in the sun. Minor areas of drifting in the high shrub up to the hut near the headwall, its only slightly braided and mostly follows the cairns. There is one very short very sketchy spot on Monroe and medium amounts of really crusty hard ice flows on the way up Crawford Path. Started to get sticky and slightly suncupped in the big snowfields on the summit cone. Ammo down is in really good shape and a nice mix of grippy packed granular. Also zero bum touches and the perfect presi summit winter alpine zone day. Ample sunbathing and incredibly balmy on the summit. Stayed in base layers all day :) |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-19 |
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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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