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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Williams, Mt. Greylock, MA
Trails
Trails: Money Brook Trail, Appalachian Trail, Hopper Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, January 5, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Quite a few blowdowns along the trail--have to navigate around a few downed trees, especially after getting onto AT past Mount Williams toward Greylock. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We did an overnight Sunday-Monday (1/4-1/5); with downpours and heavy rain on Sunday we camped at Wilbur's Clearing the first night; conditions deteriorated Sunday night as a cold front approached with winds gusting upwards of 70-80 mph. After breaking camp we continued the approximately 10 miles on Sunday to the summit of Mount Williams and Mount Greylock under blustery conditions and snow showers; approximately 45mph winds the wind chill was approximately -20F with a high around 5 degrees at the summit of Mount Greylock. As we gained elevation snow depth was approximately 2-4" with some deeper drifts.

Due to the downpours on Sunday a lot of the trails flash-froze with 2-3" of ice present along most of the trail. Some type of traction is definitely recommended.  
Name
Name: Michael 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-01-06 
Link
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