| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
ample parking, the few inches of snow from previous night wasn't plowed but was mostly melted upon return |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
couple exposed streams, hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
few walk arounds, fairly clean trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw a couple of doggos |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
the pair of black snowshoes in a bag at Madison Hut are still there, a mystery! |
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 | Comments: |
Great midweek hike, the 2-3"~ of snow from the night before was fluffy and dry upon starting around 9am, wore snowshoes till 3k' when they started balling up considerably with warming temps and switched to spikes which were much better (for a while at least) there was a party of 2 ahead of me also heading to Madison, increased drifting from Valley Way Campsite to the Hut, wished I hadn't ditched the snowshoes but hindsight... wind picked up once at the hut, and I tagged along with the 2 folks ahead for the summit push, probably mid 30 mph gusts to sustained , manageable with great care taken, the .4 to the summit is fairly windswept with exposed rock and thin crunchy snow on the path with some drifting in pockets, amazing view up top with cloud cover low but just above the rest of the range and good Sun visible, really lucked out, upon getting back to the Hut crossed paths with a party of 4 youths heading to Adams, had considered tagging along but I was already on the cusp of my 1pm turnaround time, on descent the trail was fairly well broken in though the snow was soft and balling up the spikes fairly bad as well for the rest of the hike, crossed paths with another fellow with 2 puppets heading to Adams but turning around at the Hut and another 3 heading to Madison while I was halfway down, quick pace for the youth! Great midweek Hike, another Winter 48 and March grid |
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 | Name: |
Sundew |
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 | E-Mail: |
alexandru.corneliu.sabau@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-05 |
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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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