| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 12, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road walk portion of Dicey's Mill Trail was very icy - light traction required. I had to put on my MSRs before I even reached the old inn cellar hole. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossing has a narrow snowbridge formed over a log. Water crossing near the old shelter is open, but there is a small log that one can cross on (or one can just jump over). |
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 | Comments: |
Beyond roadwalk to Rollins Trail junction - frozen granular with a generally breakable crust. Microspikers/cramponers were sinking maybe an inch. Traction of some sort not a bad idea, as not all of the crust was breakable, yet there was an icy glaze in the higher elevations.
Rollins Trail junction to summit (Rollins Trail didn't appear to have any tracks on it since yesterday's storm) - sometimes breakable crust, with increasingly large ice chunks on top (ice cube size near the summit). The scramble ledge just below the summit is almost completely covered in snow at the moment (was bare/ice a few weeks ago). Microspikes would likely suffice.
There is a rare partial view from the summit area of Squam Lake thanks to the snowpack. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-10-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtpassaconaway-2009-0312.php |
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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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