Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Mansfield (The Chin), VT |
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| Trails: |
Laura Cowles Trail, Long Trail, Sunset Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 23, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parking lot filled up on a Saturday with nice weather |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
all frozen |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
brush on luara cowles |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
trail seemed doggable but snow was deep off trail. probably ok in the summer too but rock scrambles if any were well cover with snow |
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| Comments: |
Trails had alot of snow which was mostly but not completely packed out on Laura Cowles which is less traveled than Sunset Ridge. Snowshoes are recommended on Laura Cowles to avoid post holeing but it was doable with microspikes with added difficulty. 1 of the people in our group carried skis up Laura Cowles and it was extremely difficult for him because the skis kept snagging on low branches which led to snow falling off the branches on him. It would have been better to carry skis up sunset ridge where there were way less low branches. Microspikes were adequate on sunset ridge which was well packed out. There were no difficult scrambles on either route, if there are any they were completely snow covered. There was minor ice on the exposed areas above and near tree line but nothing that wasn't easily handed with microspikes. The views from the top were amazing and it was my favorite 4000 footer in VT. |
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| Name: |
Metricspork |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-02-24 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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