The trail from the Connery Pond trailhead was in great shape with about 1" of snow up to the WF lean-to. Above there, Microspikes were needed for the various ice patches and rock-covered ice. I carried axe and crampons but never encountered conditions requiring them. Snow increased around the summit to about 2-3" but there was still plenty of ice-covered rocks. This is a great trail which is not hiked much by peakbaggers who also want to climb Esther, which is on the other side of the mountain. It is also steep, about 2800 feet in 2.4 miles from the lean-to.
Whiteface, 12/9
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