Mount Whiteface

Trail: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail

Conditions: Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes

“Slippery in the morning going up Blueberry Ledge. The melting fresh snow made the ledges slippery and hid the ice that was below. fresh snow was balling on my microspikes so I switched to crampons about half way up. stayed in crampons for the trek across Rollins as there was a stable monorail under the fresh snow. some postholes on the sides of the trail that can be avoided. I stayed in crampons for the trip down Dicey's Mill then switched to bare boots shortly after the water crossing. There were wet leaves and standing water for much of the flats. The areas that receive the most sunlight with a southerly exposure are mostly clear of snow. The monorail continues throughout the shady areas especially at higher elevations.”

Trail: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey’s Mill Trail, Walden Trail

Conditions: Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches

“Spring conditions down low, will be spring conditions above 3000’ very soon. I posted pictures on AllTrails if you want to see the mix of conditions. There is a mix of bare trail, ice, and packed snow. Coverage above 3000’ is pretty good. I bare shoed the whole trail but had to go slower in some area to make sure I was avoiding ice. With the rain and warm temperatures coming this week, below 3000’ could become bare trail pretty soon as long the snow melt doesn’t refreeze after this week.”

Trail: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail

Conditions: Ice - Black, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Slush

“Overall, conditions were pretty good! Started up around 9 am and bare booted the first mile. The trail got a bit icy at that point. So I put on my Hillsound spikes and kept them on for the remainder of the hike. Heading up the blueberry Ledge Trail, there was a mix of frozen snow, ice, and bare rock. As much as I would have loved to use the televators on my snowshoes on the steeps, the trail was much too boney. The tricky ledges were mostly bare at the start, with sections of frozen snow and ice. Further up, they were mostly covered in frozen snow, making it easier to navigate in spikes. The rollins trail was a frozen monorail all the way to the Dicey Mills Trail junction. And the hike up Passaconaway from the junction was surprisingly easy, given that the steep rock scrambles were covered in a thick layer of hard packed snow with only small patches of ice, easily avoidable. The last two miles following the water crossing on Dicey Mills were slushy over frozen snow.”