Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Baldface, South Baldface, Eastman Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Baldface Circle Trail, Bicknell Ridge Trail, Baldface Circle Trail, Baldface Knob Trail, Eastman Mountain Trail, bushwhack, Slippery Brook Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Baldface Circle parking lot plowed but it is a skating rink. Outhouse is locked. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Skis |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridged, open water could be avoided by picking good place to cross |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Two crawl under blowdowns nearing North Baldface summit. Tree across BF Circle Trail about half mile from rte 113 trailhead with good path around it. |
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| Comments: |
Skied and skinned all the was to the ridge via Bicknell Ridge Trail. Very old snowshoe track that appeared now and then but no sign above on BF Circle Trail. Route finding was challenging thankful small Cairns weren't buried. Areas above treeline were ice and snowless but in the trees deep sugary snow was a posthole mess. Why do people leave snowshoes in car? Baldface Knob and Slippery Brook well packed out with minimal postholes. Broke trail to Eastman and on return I skied through open woods to hit Slippery Brook a few hundred feet below Eastman trail junction...that was fun. Skiing out I tried to stick to woods along trail to find softer snow. Last 7/10th trail was a luge run and my skis zoomed me back to my car. |
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| Name: |
Nordic Gal |
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| E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-18 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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