Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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| Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 21, 2017 |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
One was easy to cross on exposed rocks, and the others were easy to step over. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are a few blow-downs of varying sizes. People have been bushwhacking around one near the summit. |
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| Comments: |
The trail was mostly well-packed with a thin layer of extremely wet/sticky and sometimes slushy snow on top with the warm temperatures. It made for slow going. If temperatures drop, the trail should be nice and smooth, but I don't think that's in the forecast right now. About half of the people we saw had snowshoes, and the other half had spikes. We bare-booted it up and wore snowshoes down. Look out for obscured postholes on the sides of the trail (which is pretty narrow).
Tom Wiggins isn't broken out, and neither is the east side of the summit loop. |
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| Name: |
KW |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-22 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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