| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, October 31, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot was plowed and dry. Plenty of parking |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I crossed on rocks. There is a fallen tree to cross on, but I didn't want to chance it. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail in good shape, considering the new snow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No problems for dogs |
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 | Comments: |
Conditions: About 2 to 4 inches of snow down low (a lot of it diminished by the afternoon). As one got higher the snow levels increased to about 8 to 10 inches on the summit. Crossed the stream on rocks. I didn't want to try the fallen tree route, since it had about 6 inches of snow on it. The stream is running low. The snow was wet and heavy, actually piling up on my pole baskets. I bare-booted the whole way. Snow shoes may have worked better in some of the deeper stuff, but the snow would have just balled them up. I used my Hillsounds coming back down the steeps. Not sure how good they were working since they were balling up too. I went back to bare-boots after the steeps, which seemed to work best.
No bad blow-downs to mention, but thanks to WODC, (or whomever), for removing that monster blow-down that was about half way up the Dicey sidehill traverse, it was there in September, and hard to get around. It took a lot of chops to get through that one I bet. Some cars in the lot today, but I had Dicey to myself. No tracks coming off the Rollins. Beautiful sunny day with no wind.
(I thought that I saw the Rocket Ship in the parking lot this morning?)
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 | Name: |
Wolfgang |
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 | E-Mail: |
rjmartin@fairpoint.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-10-31 |
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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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