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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Blue Ridge - North Peak, Crystal Mountain - Northwest Peak, Diamond Ridge, NH
Trails
Trails: Pond Crossing, bushwhacks, Snowmobile Corridor 5, Snowmobile Corridor 133, skid roads, Snowmobile Corridor 135
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: I parked at the public boat launch. Roads are icy, but sand is down and I had no issue. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Pond is good to cross. One minor crossing on the diamond ridge bushwhack. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Thank you bryan and Nordic Gal for the route info.

Snow: snow was supportive on all bushwhacks with the occasional surprise drop. Snowmo trails are well covered with snow and some blue ice.

Woods: woods were open on all bushwhacks, save for upper slopes of NW crystal where things got tighter and trees were loaded with cold frozen snow. Never bad.

Highpoints: all recognized.

Route: I crossed the pond and made a short bushwhack to meet corridor 5. I followed this to the junction of 133, which I followed a short distance south. Just after two crossings, I jumped on a skid road and continued with a bushwhack east towards blue ridge, to meet corridor 135. I followed the corridor to a point northwest of the peak and bushwhacked, using cuts to make some progress to the summit. I retraced my tacks to 135 and followed it to a height of land. I bushwhacked NW Crystal from the southwest. I retraced all my tracks back to corridor 5 and returned via a bushwhack over Diamond Ridge.  
Name
Name: zporterColdRiverCampCook 
E-Mail
E-Mail: zap88@tds.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-01-31 
Link
Link: https:// 
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