| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Sleeper, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ferncroft Road, Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, herd path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 21, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Thank you Wonalancet Outdoor Club, for plowing out the Ferncroft lot! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No water to be seen - only snow, and lots of it. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No big issues, same old Winter blowdowns/leaning trees, duck-under or crawl over or go around. The blowdown areas along the col toward East Sleeper were tricky to follow, not surprising. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a really, really tough one. Three of us broke out the route over Whiteface to East Sleeper, no one else seen anywhere. Michael B and Tom L were fantastic, we all worked together to claim this very hard-fought day. A little over 10.5 hours from start to finish.
Softer, breakable crust of 2-3" down low, leading to 2-3' of powder up high on the Whiteface cone and along the Sleeper ridge. The ledges were snow covered - we hardly touched rock. Slow going working through the drifts and deep snow especially along the ridge. Ran into the usual leaning trees, but wasn't terrible; didn't lose the trail except to work around the numerous blowdown areas just before the East Sleeper summit proper.
Indebted to Michael and Tom for joining me on this; I couldn't have done it without them! Long live the challenge of the Winter New England 100 Highest! This is 88 for me. |
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 | Name: |
Erik Bertrand |
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 | E-Mail: |
erik@bertpc.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-01-21 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.gaiagps.com/datasummary/track/4b891f80a007695a3b60a049e87885ac5c0c5dc9 |
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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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