hardyb
Member
Date of Hike: 3/2/2009
Trail Conditions: 12 to 16 inches of fresh power with 3 to 4 ft drifts. Heavy drifting from half way point to summit, any low areas are filled with snow so it made it very tricky because everything looks level until you stepped into a hole filled with 3 to 4 feet of snow. Summit is wind blown with bare rock and deep drifts. Temps in the teens with winds from 10 to 30 mph.
Special Equipment Required: Used snow shoes and poles from start to finish. Summit could be bare booted if you followed the bare rock. Wind and blowing snow made full-face protection a must.
Comments: I started up the White Dot at 9 am and broke trail the entire way and never saw another hiker for the entire hike. Descending was tricky due to the loose snow and rocks. Last weeks thaw caused allot of exposed rock, which is now hidden under the fresh snow.
Overall a great day, had Monadnock all to self.
Your name: Brad
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
Trail Conditions: 12 to 16 inches of fresh power with 3 to 4 ft drifts. Heavy drifting from half way point to summit, any low areas are filled with snow so it made it very tricky because everything looks level until you stepped into a hole filled with 3 to 4 feet of snow. Summit is wind blown with bare rock and deep drifts. Temps in the teens with winds from 10 to 30 mph.
Special Equipment Required: Used snow shoes and poles from start to finish. Summit could be bare booted if you followed the bare rock. Wind and blowing snow made full-face protection a must.
Comments: I started up the White Dot at 9 am and broke trail the entire way and never saw another hiker for the entire hike. Descending was tricky due to the loose snow and rocks. Last weeks thaw caused allot of exposed rock, which is now hidden under the fresh snow.
Overall a great day, had Monadnock all to self.
Your name: Brad
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
