| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The big crossing on Dicey's Mill was easily crossable on the log spanning the brook |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A fair number of blowdowns, most easy to step over, duck under, or walk around, a few that were annoying to get around. |
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 | Comments: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail had a few inches of soft unconsolidated snow on top. I wore snowshoes, but J wore micro-spikes. I wore crampons for the ledges, J wore micro-spikes. I'm glad I wore the crampons, but J managed just fine with spikes. Based on tracks, at least one other person wore spikes, and one person wore snowshoes.
The first half of Rollins Trail had quite a bit of unconsolidated snow, and a mess of postholes. We wore snowshoes, so hopefully it's a bit more packed out now. The second half had a fairly nice snowshoe track, but was still soft under foot.
Dicey's Mill was well packed from bottom to top. We wore snowshoes up to summit of Passaconaway, and down to brook crossing. |
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 | Name: |
ThomasC |
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 | E-Mail: |
tcarlile at gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-03-11 |
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 | Link: |
 https://peakpursuits.blogspot.com/2012/03/mounts-whiteface-and-passaconaway-10.html |
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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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