Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Sleeper, West Sleeper, Mt. Whiteface, NH |
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| Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, East Sleeper Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ferncroft plowed, though access road is very icy. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowbridged |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns on Rollins Trail that could probably be removed with a handsaw (too cold today). Lots of bendovers and a few larger ones on Kate Sleeper Trail. |
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| Comments: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail was unbroken (some ski tracks on the flats down low) this morning. Our group of three broke it out with generally 10-18" of powder on top of an icy base with some drifts up to stomach deep. A few of the scrambles were tricky due to underlying blue ice. We made it up and down with extreme care on our snowshoes, but some may prefer an ax and crampons for a few short sections. On the return trip, one person had descended this way, but our tracks were drifting in quickly in places.
We also broke out Kate Sleeper to West Sleeper, which had perhaps 12-18" of powder on top of the base with a few drifts here and there. Some recent blowdowns made navigation tricky in a few places.
Upon returning to the Rollins Trail, there was a single set of snowshoe tracks that appeared to come over from Dicey's Mill, but had drifted in. Since it was so close, we went to the highpoint of Whiteface and back, but drifting was still in progress. |
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| Name: |
rocket21 |
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| E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-31 |
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| Link: |
https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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