| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Mizpah Cut-Off, Webster Cliff Trail, Eisenhower Loop, Edmands Path, Mt. Clinton Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 7, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Mt. Clinton Road closed beyond Crawford Connector Parking Lot turn off. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns in various locations; all are passable by going around or under or over. |
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 | Comments: |
Crawford Path to Mizpah Cut-off remains packed for micro-spikes. Mizpah Cut-off has a little more powder and a few drifts, but micro-spikes are OK. There are several crawl-under blowdowns on MC. Webster Cliff Trail from hut to Pierce summit needs micro-spikes. Immediately north of the Pierce summit, the Crawford Path toward Eisenhower is hard to find and follow. It has deep snow, so we switched to snowshoes. Three of us broke it out, but it's probably drifted back in. There are various icy areas which the snowshoes handled OK, but it's tricky, especially in wind. There are some blowdowns. The upper section of Edmands Path is deep snow, heavily drifted, and it is hard to follow. We broke it out, but it also might be drifted back in. Just keep in mind that the trail tends to go fairly straight and to drop very gradually as it descends in a westerly direction along the north side of Eisenhower. We opted to go this way to avoid having to retrace our steps back to Pierce through the wind on the Crawford Path. The Crawford Path along the ridge and the Edmands Path both have blowdowns, but they're circumnavigable. The unplowed Mt Clinton Rd has not seen snow machine traffic, and it has 4-6" powder over packed snow, so we left the snowshoes on all the way back to the Highland Center. |
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 | Name: |
John Parsons |
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 | E-Mail: |
jparsons627@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-08 |
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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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