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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH
Trails
Trails: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Ferncroft Lot was 1/3 full when I returned at 1:30pm. Waterville Ski Area is running but got some spots near the trailhead with our 3:30pm start 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None on Whiteface and Passaconaway. The streams on Mt Tecumseh Tr are all rock hops  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Nothing to report for Whiteface or Passaconaway. There is 1 really annoying under on Mt Tecumseh trail about 0.1 below the summit 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: N/A 
Bugs
Bugs: N/A 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: N/A 
 
Comments
Comments: Whiteface, Passaconaway, Tecumseh
Blueberry Ledge Tr, Rollins Tr, Dicey's Mill Tr, Mt Tecumseh Tr, Sosman Tr

Fun day to hit a few peaks for my December grid and nice to be able to leave the snowshoes in the car. T-shirt weather and spikes! Got some nice views in the morning from Blueberry Ledge Tr before it clouded over and we had no problems with any of the minor scrambles as there was either dry rock or packed snow. All trails on each peak are pretty well broken out as of this point as spikes were easily sufficient due to the trail being well packed and pretty hard. Little to no snow at Ferncroft up to and past the Wilderness boundary and becoming about a foot on the summits. A few inches at the Waterville Ski Area due to the higher trailhead elevation and about a foot at the summit. Ran into rocket21 on the summit of Passaconaway and hiked down to Ferncroft with him. If you see him thank him for his awesome work on the Mt Tecumseh Tr as those rock staircases are beautiful and make for a nice descent.  
Name
Name: Heat Lightning 
E-Mail
E-Mail: ecs@mountainlogworks.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-12-13 
Link
Link: https:// 
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