| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ferncroft lot was plowed and there was still parking available mid-morning |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hops, no ice bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few small duck-unders on all trails |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Toby had a blast in the fresh snow and we saw three other happy pups out there |
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 | Bugs: |
Snowfleas at lower elevations :) |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost a black diamond snow basket coming down Dicey's Mill Trail (not hopeful I'll recover it) |
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 | Comments: |
Unexpected beauty of a day. What a treat to be snowshoeing in November. I wore snowshoes car-to-car, but they are not needed for the first mile or two on either side of the loop. That said, at higher elevations there's a huge amount of snow! It feels more like late December than November.
Blueberry Ledge: ledges were snow-covered and reasonably easy to navigate for both me (in snowshoes) and my pup going up. However, I believe a lot of people did just Whiteface today, so they might be icier now from folks coming down.
Rollins: if planning to head from Whiteface to Passaconaway, you will need snowshoes or a deep love for snow craters. No one had been across when I broke it out early afternoon, and I didn't see any tracks aside from mine on my way down from Passaconaway.
Dicey's Mill: beautiful snowshoe track down to the crossing. Let's keep it that way :) |
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 | Name: |
LRiz |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-11-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTKYeUhEsG/ |
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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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