| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Passaconaway, Mt. Whiteface, NH |
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Dicey’s Mill Trail, Rollins Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed, plenty of room upon arrival at 7, 3/4 full when we returned at 2:30 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The one crossing on Dicey’s was easy with the ever present log bridge |
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 | Comments: |
Opted to put snowshoes on once we left the drive way and were on Dicey’s mill. The first mile to mile and a half is still very bony so this section could be barebooted but we opted for snowshoes as we knew they would be on most of the day. Consistent snow did not start until the water crossing, about 2 miles in from the parking lot. The trench was easy to follow all the way to the intersection with Rollins, only a dusting of new stuff up until this point. From the intersection to the summit of Passaconaway was the same, solid base and easily followed trench with only a dusting of new snow. We ran into one other hiker headed down from the summit, it appeared they did and out back of Passaconaway. Once we hit Rollins it was another story, it was clear there either wasn’t much traffic or drifting and snow from previous days had covered in much of the track. The first mile from the intersection was not bad, an easy to follow tench with 1-3 inches of new snow/drifting. However after about a mile the trench fades in many areas, covered by new snow and deeper drifts. Snow depth varies but there is minimally 3-6 inches of coverage with consistent drifting of 6-12 inches. The snow was deeper the closer we got to whiteface summit. Unfortunately we ran into two other hikers who came up blueberry ledge and barebooted the trail, they had done quite a number leaving several knee deep postholes through drifts and large divots across the entirety of Rollins. We passed the summit of whiteface and went to the intersection of Kate sleeper to see what the trail looked like to the outlook and that was heavily drifted with tracks only from the barebooters. It looks as though no one has been on Kate sleeper in a while. We opted to skip the outlook of whiteface and backtrack Rollins and go down Dicey’s. We were able to clean up Rollins pretty well between the two of us going out and back. Dicey’s was a solid and quick decent but we opted to leave snowshoes on. If you’re planning to head out WEAR YOUR SNOWSHOES. Future Warm temps, night flurries, and drifting have made it so trails still need some snowshoe love. |
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 | Name: |
George & Gemma |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-02-02 |
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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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