| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ferncroft plowed, no issue parking.
If you’re coming from 93, be aware that 113A is definitely on full-on frost heave mode right now. Also, Ferncroft is definitely starting to get its mud season look on. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing on Diceys is wide open, but easily crossed on the logs. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns errywhere. On BBL, on Rollins, on Diceys to the summit…
WODC will be busy in the next few weeks. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Started at 7am up Blueberry Ledge. The below freezing temps all morning had us thinking the snow might have solidified a bit overnight…lolno.
Barebooted the first mile, then spikes to the ledges. Ledges were easier today than any time I’ve done them in the summer. Snow was super soft and grippy, easy to scoot right up. After ledges, snowshoes and T-shirt went on and stayed on until getting back to the roadwalk.
Rollins is meh…could have been better if the person in front of us didn’t decide to randomly take off his snowshoes about a mile in (facepalm). Diceys to the summit was pretty well-packed. Didn’t go to the viewpoint, but we talked to a guy who did, and he said that was the best section of trail all day.
Diceys on the way down is pretty trashed. I had not done this in the winter, so I didn’t realize just how open the woods would be. And since we were heading basically due south…yea, that trail got soft in a hurry. Passed four people coming up in spikes, which didn’t help the situation.
All in all, trails are SUPER soft, you’re gonna posthole with snowshoes if you step 3” off the packed part of the trail, you’re gonna posthole with spikes pretty much anywhere. If we’re gonna do this early Spring thing this year, let’s get the melt on and not have a random blizzard 2 weeks from now.
Also, of note, met a solo hiker and her dog in the parking lot as we finished. They attempted Paugus, but turned back below the summit due to rapidly deteriorating monorail. |
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 | Name: |
Chef |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-15 |
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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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