| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Mansfield (The Chin), VT |
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 | Trails: |
Access road, Sunset Ridge Trail, Laura Cowles Trail, Long Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Despite the road not being plowed we managed to drive our Toyota Highlander all of the way up to the summer parking lot at Underhill State Park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There were no water crossing issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There were no trail maintenance issues. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
We didn't have a dog with us and there were no other dogs out on the trails with us. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
We didn't lose or find anything. |
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 | Comments: |
We got a late start after hiking Camel's Hump earlier in the day. The trail is pretty well packed down up to the junction where the Sunset Ridge Trail leaves the logging road. After that it is still packed down but there were some occasional drifts. We chose to go up the Laura Cowles Trail and soon realized that we would not be coming back down the same way - we were wearing snow shoes but the trail is steep and sees plenty of bare boots so it was pretty rough with plenty of frozen post holes along the entire route. Going up was fine but we didn't want to catch a foot in one of the deep holes on our way back down in the dark. There was no real route to follow at the summit (most of the previous tracks had been filled in with windblown snow) so we made our own. The Sunset Ridge Trail was in good condition the entire way back to the junction with the logging road. |
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 | Name: |
Michael & Monica |
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 | E-Mail: |
akafuzzjones@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-03-12 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.meetup.com/random-hikers |
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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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