| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Avalon, Mt. Field, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The train station lot is not plowed, but Rt 302 is plowed a little wide nearby. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The first crossing is still bridged, but it will likely fail after a few more warm days. Small crossings higher up require some attention, but are not a problem. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns to step over or under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Springtails! http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/SnowFleas.pdf |
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 | Comments: |
We had a bluebird day early on, and it slowly faded to clouds mid-afternoon after we had had fine views. The trail is hardpacked but topped with 1-4" newer snow. Down low, it was sticky and balling up under the spikes. We switched to snowshoes at the Avalon/A-Z junction in anticipation of the steep section climbing toward Avalon itself. My Achilles tendons think that televators are the neatest thongs since sliced bread. The snow continued wet and sticky until we had left Avalon and headed for Field, where it was cool enough that the 3-4" of snow were mostly drier powder. That remained the case along the Willey Range Trail toward Tom, which we ignored, then partway down the A-Z, and we were back in the stickies. Snow is very deep high up - as much as five feet in places. |
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 | Name: |
John Parsons |
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 | E-Mail: |
jparsons62752@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-28 |
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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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