| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ferncroft parking lot and access plowed. Even access to that port-a-potty was cleared. Someone sure is doing a great job of maintaining for the hiker community at all times. Thanks |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The one crossing was easily managed via large log or carefully stepping on rocks and smaller logs |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Last storm brought down an assortment of branches. A co-hiker and myself cleared them off the trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a doggy on the short access rd but not on trail |
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 | Comments: |
About 4” in lower tr sections, turning into 6” and after intersection with Rollins into 8”. Snow fluffy which did not bode too well for snowshoes in the steeper sections. As a first one on unbroken tr was a bare- booter on unbroken tr though it did not create a problem, he later turned into Walden cutoff.
A co-hiker, Paul as I came to know, smoothed out and broke more tr in snowshoes. I met up with him after water crossing. We leap frogged somewhat on tr. clearing and breaking. It got a bit nasty after Walden cutoff with all that untouched snow accumulation but we made it. I lost connection to Co-hiker Paul on the way down, stayed on snowshoes all the way out to parking lot, just because I’m too lazy to repack them.
Initially weather all socked in, then turning to blue sky and then to a mix thereof.
Lovely first snow impression on tr for me, a day well spent. |
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 | Name: |
Hilde |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-06 |
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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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