| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 21, 2019 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
|
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe |
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
|
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
|
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
|
|
 | Bugs: |
|
|
 | Lost and Found: |
Found a single trekking pole on Blueberry Ledge Trail. Email me and I'll ship it to you. |
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
Last of the fall.
Switched to crampons early on BLT and needed them for the ledges. Having done the ledges a few times in winter I found a a couple of scrambles tricky today. One section (I call the "big step") was particularly difficult, with a mix of ice and bare rock approching and an ice flow to the left side, I needed the ice axe to get up it. It appears that some turned around at this point.
Followed a single set of tracks down Rollins, switched to snowshoes for the drifts and kept them on up Passaconaway. Snowshoes are still a good idea for Rollins. Spikes were fine for decending Dicey's Mill.
I only saw two other hikers heading up Whiteface, which I passed about a mile in. There was a good amount of traffic going up Passaconaway via Dicey's Mill. |
|
 | Name: |
40miler |
|
 | E-Mail: |
dsm0260 yahoo |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-21 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
