| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Mizpah Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 17, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There were about 5 cars along 302 by the Highland Center at 9 AM, and quite a few more at 1 PM, but nowhere near filled. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Quite a number of duckunders (and one crawlunder on Webster Cliff Trail) but overall everything is in great shape. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one ice-covered poodle coming down, appeared to be having a good time. |
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 | Comments: |
With snow coming in tomorrow, this report will be obsolete very soon, but today Crawford Path was a superhighway, nice dry light snow and well-consolidated. It seemed like there was about a 50/50 split between spikes and snowshoes, and either choice seemed to work well for folks. There was some drifting up on the shoulder of Pierce, but not a big deal. I was planning to do an out and back on Crawford Path as it was my first time up there and I was flying solo, but I met Jamie from Portland at the peak and we decided to do the loop around on Webster Cliff Trail and Mizpah Cutoff. Those trails were less well packed, but still OK in spikes. Off the monorail, the snow is a minimum of about knee deep. The wind was pretty fierce as you just came up onto the open area on the northeast side of Pierce's summit, but once up to the summit itself the wind dropped off and it was quite pleasant. Thanks to Jamie for making the loop a go, and to the three younger hikers who gave me M&Ms and a bite of a bagel sandwich on the way up. |
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 | Name: |
flymo |
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 | E-Mail: |
flymo.mulch@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-17 |
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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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