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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Equinox, VT
Trails
Trails: Blue Summit Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Upper parking lot on W Union is closed for unknown reason. Plenty of room above sports fields at far end of Burr and Burton Academy lots. Thanks for now allowing hikers to park there. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Walk 250' to spring for fresh, cold water. No crossings on this hike. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Plenty of packed ice above the huge water tank, then clear, then ice again. Snowshoes needed above bench and spring if you don't want to posthole in the soft snow. Summit in fog, but views on way down. 3 hours up, 2 down.  
Name
Name: Hubey 
E-Mail
E-Mail: HFolsom@sover.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-02-05 
Link
Link: https:// 
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