| 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: |
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Ferncroft Lot. It was empty on arrival and 7th vehicles on return |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water was low but crossed on the big birch anyway🙂 |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Hiked with one excellent poodle today-Lucy. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not today |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Excellent hike today of these two peaks with a fellow Gridder. The Blueberry Ledge Trail is well broken out and we were able to bareboot until just before the scrambles at which time the micros went on making ascending the snow/ice covered sections no problem.
Snowshoes went on just after the outlook as snow depths increased to between 10"-1.5 feet with occasional drifting. The Rollins trail was unbroken with the exception of 1 barebooter that had hiked through.
Dicey's Mill trail has a nice snowshoe trac that has been established and continues to the summit and beyond to the East Ledge. Snowshoes stayed on until approx 3/4 of a mile beyond the birch bridged water crossing. We encountered only 2 other hikers today as we descended. |
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 | Name: |
scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-08 |
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 | Link: |
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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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