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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Jay Peak, Big Jay, VT
Trails
Trails: Long Trail, herd path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, May 7, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at intersection with Route 242. Plenty of spots. Perfectly fine. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: N/A 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The Long Trail was good enough. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any. 
Bugs
Bugs: Saw a couple flies at the summit of Big Jay. They pestered each other instead of me. :) 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: N/A 
 
Comments
Comments: Started at 10 AM. The Long Trail was dry for a while, but eventually turned into a monorail of snow. I didn't feel the need for microspikes until about 3100'. Didn't have any issues reaching Jay Peak. Had to contend with some blowdowns, watery sections, and unstable snow for most of the way to Big Jay. I was postholing every now and then from the saddle to the summit of Big Jay. On the way back to Jay Peak (~12:30 PM), the sun and warmth led to deteriorating conditions and I was postholing a lot more frequently. Snow bridges were breaking merely by looking at them as I was heading back down the Long Trail from Jay Peak, and there was a lot of running water from the snow melting.

On the plus side, there wasn't really much mud to contend with on the way to Big Jay. :)  
Name
Name: Jerome G 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-05-07 
Link
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