| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Willey, Mt. Field, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ethan Pond Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Avalon Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 13, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Car spotted/drop crawford station (closed) winter lot (small and unplowed recommend 4wd) Also parking on the side of 302. Other vehicle parked at Willey House Station rd. lot (also unplowed and 4wd needed) where hike was started. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Partially frozen or fully frozen. All easily crossable at this time. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of blowdowns up Willey, nothing major and all passable. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Couple sections going up the steep area with the ladders may be difficult for the pups. |
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 | Comments: |
All three of us started with mountain terrain snowshoes. Began with short road walk up Willey House Station rd. to the Ethan Pond trailhead. From there until the valley between Willey and Field where we came across a solo hiker we broke through 12 inches plus of light fresh powder. The Willey ladders were all frozen over with thick blue ice covered with powdery snow. Aggressive snowshoes were adequate enough along with an ice axe to make it up with a bit of effort in certain locations. One fellow hiker/friend switched to crampons and that seemed to be an upgrade from his snowshoes. Snow drifts of at least 3 1/2 feet in certain areas but all crossable and or passable. From Field on the trails were much more broken in but snowshoes stayed on the whole way. Great time out there with Bobby and John. Safe hiking all. |
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 | Name: |
Yukon Cornelius |
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 | E-Mail: |
traras72@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-15 |
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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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