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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, South Tripyramid, West Sleeper, East Sleeper, Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH
Trails
Trails: Sabbaday Brook Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, Rollins Trail, East Loop, Passaconaway Cutoff, Oliverian Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 16, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Hitchhiked from Oliverian to Sabbaday parking lots.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Avoid Sabbaday Brook Trail if your crossing game is weak or your boots are not waterproof 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Did Kate Sleeper a few weeks after Super Storm Sandy when it got decimated. I can't believe how much work was done there since 2013ish. Bravo! A few blow downs but compared to a few hundred that is amazing! 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Only one dog due to the ice. Bad ass dog! 
Bugs
Bugs: They are coming... 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Sabbaday was really tough for my GF using Hillsound Trail Crampons and Hiking poles. She got pretty nervous on the steep parts which are in honesty very steep, icy and dangerous. The water crossings weren't easy either (her balance isn't the best!). After Sabbaday the rest was easy minus a few technical spots here and there. Kate Sleeper was in great shape and there is water if needed at the junction of Downes Brook Trail. Rollins was nice and Passaconaway Cutoff was muuuch easier than Sabbaday Brook. No water crossings coming down from Passaconaway. Excellent weather and not many people. Love this loop. Saw a couple with no traction and they looked like they were having serious problems. Be safe, bring traction.  
Name
Name: Deez 
E-Mail
E-Mail: mazzachusetts@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-04-20 
Link
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