| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt, Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Airline |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Two small drainages open but just walk overs. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One large blowdown that is a crawl over, and a couple of duck unders. I took out one blowdown and left a few leaning into the trail. Hard to see some of the cairns as such due to rime/snow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I just picked up the mighty tough little dog and carried him across the two drainages. Other than that it was fantastic for the little guy with his four clawpaw drive. |
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 | Comments: |
Only saw three other groups, 6+ young women who were doing a traverse by camping near Edmunds, 4 guys who wanted to do a traverse and may have camped near Madison Hut, and two later in the day snowhoers on Valley Way. The two groups used bareboots or crampons on Valley Way and above treeline. I used microspikes up Valley and then up and down Madison, snowshoes to Adams and down. It was a great downhill snowhoe boogie but I couldn't keep up with the little mutt. Above treeline one didn't need to follow a trail, it was crusty snow just about everywhere. Windy on Madison for me but that may have been temporary; modest wind on Adams, otherwise no wind. Sunny, mildish temps and great views. What a great way to get away from the work computers. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-22 |
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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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