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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Wildcat A, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking lot is a sheet of ice 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe, Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few trees down on 19 Mile Brook 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The lower section of 19 Mile Brook has some hard, clear ice. Once past that it was well packed until the upper portion approaching the trail junction to Wildcat. We used Hillsound spikes on the way in. At the junction of Wildcat we put on full crampons and traded poles for ice axes. The snow on the Wildcat trail was soft.The path is easy to make out, just a bit fluffy. Step off, and the snow is very deep. None of us felt like we needed snow shoes, although that may change after today's snow.

We did run in to another group on the top that had come up Polecat from the ski resort. The had snowshoes on and said they needed them on the ridge.  
Name
Name: RJT 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-02-06 
Link
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