| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 22, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot was plowed. I was the last car in at 9:45am and the last car out at 4pm. A car after me parked 8/10 of a mile away and did a road walk. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged or hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Two bypasses for the chimney. No tracks at all on the chimney. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sasha loved the warm weather--rolling in the snow and racing up and down the trail. Very minor issues with snowballs in paws today--she has very furry paws. |
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 | Comments: |
I forgot how many ups and down the oceola trail has. Greeley ponds was well packed down. I put on snowshoes a little before East Peak to preserve tbe trail. Hikers with crampons were really chopping it up and postholing and i can't imagine the traction was all that effective but who knows. I did have to really dig in sometimes with the snowshoes to get up and down the steep parts safely.
There were many parts of the trail between East Peak and Oceola and on the way down fromEast Peak that were great for sledding. It was a fast and furious ride down. |
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 | Name: |
Sasha and i |
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 | E-Mail: |
Tafilo@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-02-23 |
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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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