| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Ascutney, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Weathersfield Trail, spur trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 8, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was plowed out. Driveway was a bit icy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen |
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 | Comments: |
Solo snowshoe on a frigid day to Ascutney via Weathersfield Trail & spurs to Gus's Lookout & West Peak hang glider launch. Trails are mostly packed powder of variable depth but still soft with light drifting at mid-elevations and significant 1'-3' wind-concretized (sastrugi) drifting within 0.3 of the summit. Light, sporadic postholing at mid-elevations becoming much more egregious and stumbly in the deeper drifts higher up. Hopefully more folks will snowshoe it flat before the coming freeze-thaw turns it into an unholy mess later this week. Nearly all the usual ice near the falls covered up by snow. Tower steps caked with hard snow. Bumped into four other hikers during my hike. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-08 |
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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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