| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Killington Peak, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Bucklin Trail, Long Trail, Killington Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 31, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Bucklin Trail parking area off Wheelerville Road plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Slush, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All significant crossings have wooden bridges on this road |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few stepover blowdowns sort of burried in the snow, none impeding progress. |
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 | Comments: |
About 6-10" of snow in the lower elevations and perhaps 2 feet up high. Trail was broken out and well packed for snowshoe traffic. Some barebooters (no issue down low, but postholing up in higher elevations...cleaned up with snowshoes on the descent). Snow was wet/springlike, but thaw-refreeze cycle prevented it from sticking on snowshoes. Some blue ice on the Killington Spur that could be tricky after this thaw and inevitable freeze thereafter. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-12-31 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Vermont/killington-2010-1231.php |
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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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