Mt. Whiteface via Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail
Date of Hike: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Trail Conditions: Packed powder, loose granular, frozen granular, blue ice
Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes, crampons and/or ice axe
Comments:
Looks like there was only 2-3" of snow from Monday's storm.
Ferncroft parking lot plowed.
Roadwalk portion was snowshoeable (but easily barebooted obviously, as it's plowed), as wind had knocked an inch of powder onto it.
Blueberry Ledge Trail to Wiggin junction - well packed, packed powder/loose granular, a few blowdowns that will require a large saw or axe, but not tough to get around. Snowshoes recommended, but could be Microspikable soon.
Blueberry Ledge Trail from Wiggin junction to south peak - well packed, packed powder/loose granular in woods, most of ledges covered as well. First scramble ledge easily done thanks to blown in snow. Second scramble ledge (the long one that has the old drill holes) now has a rope which seems to help.
Third scramble ledge a bit tricky, as rock is covered in blue ice. I used my ice axe to pull me up so I could keep my snowshoes on.
Rollins Trail from south peak to Mt. Whiteface - only one set of tracks beyond Sleeper junction, but now well packed. A few blowdowns that will require a larger saw or axe, one kind of pesky.
Warning - there has been significant drifting just north of the highpoint, so it looks like the trail is about 5' higher than the actual highpoint. I actually missed it and didn't realize it for about 10 feet...I went back and packed out a landing where the summit is.
Status of other trails:
Pasture Path - appears to be broken out.
Blueberry Ledge Cutoff - not broken out.
McCrillis Path - not broken out.
Tom Wiggin Trail - not broken out.
McCrillis Trail - my tracks go maybe .1 miles to the current sunset vista, not broken out beyond there.
Sleeper Trail - appears to be broken out.
Rollins Trail - one set of tracks beyond Whiteface summit.
Your name: rocket21
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
Date of Hike: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Trail Conditions: Packed powder, loose granular, frozen granular, blue ice
Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes, crampons and/or ice axe
Comments:
Looks like there was only 2-3" of snow from Monday's storm.
Ferncroft parking lot plowed.
Roadwalk portion was snowshoeable (but easily barebooted obviously, as it's plowed), as wind had knocked an inch of powder onto it.
Blueberry Ledge Trail to Wiggin junction - well packed, packed powder/loose granular, a few blowdowns that will require a large saw or axe, but not tough to get around. Snowshoes recommended, but could be Microspikable soon.
Blueberry Ledge Trail from Wiggin junction to south peak - well packed, packed powder/loose granular in woods, most of ledges covered as well. First scramble ledge easily done thanks to blown in snow. Second scramble ledge (the long one that has the old drill holes) now has a rope which seems to help.
Third scramble ledge a bit tricky, as rock is covered in blue ice. I used my ice axe to pull me up so I could keep my snowshoes on.
Rollins Trail from south peak to Mt. Whiteface - only one set of tracks beyond Sleeper junction, but now well packed. A few blowdowns that will require a larger saw or axe, one kind of pesky.
Warning - there has been significant drifting just north of the highpoint, so it looks like the trail is about 5' higher than the actual highpoint. I actually missed it and didn't realize it for about 10 feet...I went back and packed out a landing where the summit is.
Status of other trails:
Pasture Path - appears to be broken out.
Blueberry Ledge Cutoff - not broken out.
McCrillis Path - not broken out.
Tom Wiggin Trail - not broken out.
McCrillis Trail - my tracks go maybe .1 miles to the current sunset vista, not broken out beyond there.
Sleeper Trail - appears to be broken out.
Rollins Trail - one set of tracks beyond Whiteface summit.
Your name: rocket21
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
