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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Ellen, VT
Trails
Trails: Jerusalem Trail, Long Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Jerusalem trail was packed in pretty well at lower angles, a bit messier with postholes as it pitches up towards the Long Trail.

LT was tracked a hundred yards or so to the south but it appeared the prior group had turned around quickly as they didn't have snowshoes and the trail was blown in with snow. Broke trail over to Mt Ellen with some thigh high wind drifts along the way and I think was mostly able to stay on the actual trail, however I ended up in the Exterminator glades and popped onto the Rim Run ski trail earlier than expected. Quickly hiked up the slope to the summit rather than bushwhacking back to find a covered trail.

On my return there were ski tracks over my path all the way to the intersection of Jerusalem Trail (and beyond) which gave the trail a bit more definition.  
Name
Name: orange 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-02-22 
Link
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