| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Camel's Hump, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Monroe Trail, Long Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Winter Parking, plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Goggles |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen and buried. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One really sizeable tree across the trail between Alpine Trail jct. and L.T., with some knobby branch ends that gave one of our group a nasty head cut as he ducked under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw 2 labs but I thought it too cold today for mine. Drinking brooks frozen. |
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 | Comments: |
The mountain got around a foot of snow the other day. The popular trails ( Monroe & Burrows) are packing out well. About 1/2 the people out used snowshoes, but it's solid enough for boots. In my group of 4 I was the only one in snowshoes and at least one other guy said he wished he had his. Nice winter surface all the way. Trees are snow-blasted as you near the ridge, and all summit rocks were completely covered by wind packed snow. The Alpine Trail from the L.T. south of the summit appeared lightly tracked out from down at the junction, but as I was the only one in snowshoes we returned the way we came rather than looping over the top. Winds 10-15 mph and temp -15F on the summit around noon. Face protection was in play, and goggles, more needed in the moderate wind due to the low temps. Blue sky overhead but visibility only a couple hundred yards. On the rest of the mountain, it was 5-10 below and sunny, didn't feel bad in the trees. Excellent day up there, thanks DJ, Jeff & Matt.
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 | Name: |
Drew Petersen |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-01-15 |
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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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