| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
White Rock Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Waterbury Trail, White Rock Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 14, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed parking. The road is seeing mud season! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Lower crossings open step overs.Snow bridge at waterfall is starting to break down,still easy crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good surface for dogs while temps are low. |
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 | Comments: |
Waterbury trail is pretty bumpy up to the waterfall, postholing and sledding tracks mainly. Went in the a.m. when it was frozen and microspiked to here, then snowshoes. Path out to White Rock (3,194') was unbroken with a supportive crust under a few inches fresh snow. Good blue paint blazes help otherwise tricky trail-finding winding thru snowy firs. Nice wind scoured alpine area and rocky scramble to summit, unusual above treeline conditions for this elevation. No sign of traffic or trail-breaking from the Middlesex side, but the junction is a windy spot, could be a trail down there ! Lower Waterbury trail was sloppy in the early afternoon. |
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 | Name: |
Drew Petersen |
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 | E-Mail: |
twolilies@wildblue.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-14 |
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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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