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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH
Trails
Trails: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at Ferncroft lot. No vehicles on arrival, 11 on return. Lot is well plowed and plenty of room  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water crossing is hoppable or I opted for the balance beam walk(old birch) 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails in great shape with 1 stepover and a few well trimmed walk unders  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: One well behaved doggo 
Bugs
Bugs: None  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Great morning hike of these two peaks with between 1.5 and 2 inches of new powder on the trail. Snowshoes went on shortly after the start of Blueberry Ledge trail and stayed on for the hike. Trail has a good track started although it gets choppy and postholed at upper elevations. There was also heavy drifting as well as trail being obscured at a few points before Whiteface viewpoint. The ledges were no problem today as there was a crusty layer of snow for the snowshoes to bite into. Hillsounds would have worked as well. After the viewpoint a nice snowshoe track has been established with surprisingly small drifts across the bowl. These drifts increased slightly as I neared the Dicey's Mill intersection. I met only 1 hiker on the descent just below Rollins Trail intersection. Today Grids out these two summits.

 
Name
Name: scottb 
E-Mail
E-Mail: Mainebeefman@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-02-10 
Link
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