| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Scar Ridge - West Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, ski trails, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at Loon Ski Area |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We crossed small streams only. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Scar Ridge (main summit), party of 5. We took an alternate winter route to the NEHH summit. Starting at the condo development E of the ski area on Beachnut Road, we bushwhacked between two condos and slabbed SSE along the middle W slope of Black Mountain through mostly open woods, easy footing, using a few sections of XC ski trails but only briefly. At a point (ENE of Loon West Peak as a landmark) we struck a well-cleared, steep, bootleg glade ski trail and decided to follow it uphill to where it emerged on the ridge just S of the Black-Scar col. There was a nice view of the N side of Scar at the crest. From there we continued to follow an easy ridge BC ski trail to the start of the Scar herd path. We detoured to a hidden ledge with a S view on a ridge knob then returned to the herd path to the summit of scar. Could not get the cannister to open. There was a lot of flagging (some of it very recent) on the herd path; I pulled out quite a pocketful of it on the way out (LNT, folks) but did not get all of it. We went down a slightly different way, following the steep glade down to the brook but did not prefer it to the way we went in. There was no snow up to ~3K elevation, with about 4" crusty snow on the summit. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-27 |
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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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