| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Sugarloaf Mountain, Spaulding Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails, Sugarloaf Side Trail, Appalachian Trail, Spaulding Side Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parked at the ski lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
there was one heading over to Spaulding that needs a hand saw |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
not allowed on ski area |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
lost nothing and found nothing |
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 | Comments: |
Well it was a brisk morning but moving was decent. The summit of sugarloaf was the windiest I have experienced in a solo condition. I went off to find the AT spur and at first missed it but then found the blue stick marker and guess what... I was broken out by snowshoes! Well about a minute or two in the trees there was barely any wind. So I headed down and over to spaulding on a nice snowshoe track. It looked like people had been up the AT from Caribou Road about a day before so Spaulding was even better tracked out than the spur to Sugarloaf. I then backtracked the way I came and headed down the ski area. The wind carried all the way down to almost the base of the mountain but it was quick going and made it back to the car quick! |
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 | Name: |
Danielle |
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 | E-Mail: |
navychik72@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-07 |
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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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