Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Monroe, NH |
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| Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Monroe Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at AMC lot which is bare tar |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Frozen Over |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One Spruce leaner across the trail above Gem Pool. |
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| Comments: |
Last day of winter hike. We used snowshoes with televators all the way to Hut. There are some frozen deep postholes on the connector trail. Monroe Loop was tough a river of ice down low snowed in up top leading to a few very steep pitches. Conditions were good enough to traverse the snow fields to the east of the summit but expect new snow will make it dangerous. I left the ice ax home and wish I had it on the snow fields. A but breezy up high but a great last day of winter. We wore crampons down almost to the parking lot. Kathoolas would not be adequate on summit cone. |
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| Name: |
peakbagger |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-20 |
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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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