| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, bushwack, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 6, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three new large blowdowns since 3 weeks ago. We did some clearing but easy enough to get around them. |
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 | Comments: |
We were first up the Jewell and broke it out in 4-6 inches of fresh dry powder (with snowshoes) then a 16-person Boston-AMC holepuncher group came up behind us with some wearing snowshoes on their packs(!); they thanked us for breaking out the trail and clearing the overhead snow-covered branches ahead of them. Worked a fairly direct bushwack route from treeline to the Gulfside at Sphinx Col minimal reclimb on the return). This route should be all good til the next snow --- snowcover is minimal above treeline right now. |
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 | Name: |
Dave Langley |
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 | E-Mail: |
dalangley@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-07 |
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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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