| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 17, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed, but icy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One or two big blow downs, made "lower" by the height of snow built up. |
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 | Comments: |
Solo hiker had broken trail couple days ago. Greeley Ponds was stil good with just a little fresh powder. Yellow blazes around knee to hip height. Mt Osceola trail had progressively more powder in the packed track, which in many places was filled or overfilled; was snowshoeing through powder near waist high in places. Four pairs of snowshoes today packed the trail pretty well to the slide near summit of East Osceola, but the powder is still very loose and bare boots will still dig in several inches, and much more on the steeper sections where even with snowshoes, the snow underfoot was sliding on the underlying ice quite a bit. At the top of the slide near summit, we couldn't even find the trail off the slide, seemed like we were walking at the level of the canopy. |
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 | Name: |
Roger Turgeon |
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 | E-Mail: |
Rturgeon54@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-02-17 |
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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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