[Winter Circus] Whiteface and Passaconaway
- Leaders
- Ashutosh Kumar (B), Felicia Belostecinic (coB), Zsofia Sztupinszki (B)
- Program
- Winter (outside IAP)
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Saturday, February 21st
- Difficulty rating
- Difficult
- Prerequisites
- 7+ mile hikes, winter hiking experience
This hike is 11.5 miles and 3900 feet of elevation gain, a tough day for Circus participants
Route:
We will begin the hike at the Ferncroft trailhead, hiking up via the Blueberry Ledge Tr, the Rollins Trail, and returning via the Dicey Mill Trail.
Weather:
Current forecast is ~18F around the summits, windchill 8F, we will need to layer up, https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Passaconaway/forecasts/1238
Logistics:
In order to give our team a shot of completing the mileage and elevation gain, expect to leave Boston early! This trip is aimed at those with past winter hiking experience who would like to practice efficient layering and breaks and snowshoeing on long hikes.
Signup
- Algorithm
- lottery
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups open at
- Feb. 18, 2026, 6 p.m.
- Signups close at
- Feb. 18, 2026, 9 p.m.
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