| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Passaconaway, Mt. Whiteface, East Sleeper, West Sleeper, South Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, North Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconway Cutoff, Walden Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail, Rollins Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lots were definited iced throughout. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All were easy. Some slippy times but what can you expect |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a few stepovers here and there, a few duckunders and hop overs and jump arounds |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
it's slippery right now. one dog out the best dog |
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 | Comments: |
So the big thing is ice everywhere. You can't go without traction. Up to passaconaway via oliverian and the others had major ice flows but fairly good traction with just spikes. Over to whiteface on rollins was a breeze, well tracked out and nothing too steep to deal with, either direction. Kate sleeper had very little traffic besides a whole lot of moose, and had some powder with drifting. we spiked that section up pretty good (sorry, bad call on us). Coming down off of east sleeper going west, we quickly lost the trail in a small col with a stream heading through. If you're reading this, head north along the stream bed (in the stream). Tripyramids were steeper, more treacherous going down for sure. All can be done, but budget time right now. |
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 | Name: |
Polo |
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 | E-Mail: |
khecht@wesleyan.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-12 |
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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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