| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Passaconaway, Mt. Whiteface, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail, Rollins Trail, Blueberry Ledges Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 10, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Usual fine parking. Rt. 113 is a frost heave cornucopia but I've seen it much worse. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Stream open on Dicey's Mill but one could use the tree that fell across it or simply rock hop with the low flow. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Usual blowdowns on Rollins. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Very easy day for Pepper. I carried his sweater but he was plenty warm today. No icing or snowballing either. Met one other dog. |
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 | Comments: |
MSR snowshoes were the ticket for traction, avoiding postholing and to some extent curing some of the boot churn and holes of the barebooters. I also used the televators in places. The path through the blowdown that Silverfox recommended is now well packed, but it does require a crawl under. The ledges weren't bad going down despite some postholing in places. Barebooters from the day before made it a rough morning in places due to the frozen Blueberry trail from what Gary & Guy told me; Dicey's had just a little of that but there were two barebooters still on the trail at Rollins, and they perhaps could be the last ones down Dicey's, so it could be chopped up.
It was a beautiful day on the trails, with very few people seen or at the parking area. It was so nice to run into Guy and Gary on Rollins for a chat; funny how a few minutes just makes the whole hike better. Thanks Pepper. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-03-10 |
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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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