| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Cannon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 17, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parking lot for lafayette campground looked to have been plowed at some point yesterday but snow overnight had filled it back in. Parking on the FRT side was a better plan. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There were several blow downs on the upper portion of Lonesome Lake heading up to KRT. Some you duck under and some you go around and one you go under. |
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 | Comments: |
trail morphed as you went up. trail was also different on the way up than it was on the way down.
We had an early ish start at 830 but luckily two guys were breaking it out with snow shoes. We wore snow shoes from start to finish. It was a bit slushing the first mile up Lonesome Lake and on the way back, that same section was starting to ice up. It was nice powder from the lake up to KRT and had a narrow path of snow shoes with a a post hole or two here and there from pair wearing micros. On the way down, this was a wider path and had sections that looked pristine and but it also had sections with ton more post holes. The KRT had more fresh snow than below, covering rocks and helped a bit with footing over the scrambles and in some of the narrow trail sections along the steep drop off. There was enough snow to make this slower going and a bit of work. The way down was WAY faster (obviously) and there were more people who had broken it out and people who had butt sled. Awesome white stuff everywhere up there. Great trail. Great POW POW day. There were about 30 people we saw summiting Cannon and about another 20 that had stopped at the Lake. |
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 | Name: |
LLKoolKent |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-17 |
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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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