| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hight, Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking spaces at 19 Mile Brook trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No Problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Deep snow on ridge put you in the branches. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a first fly and spider near trailhead! Beauty of first on the trail in winter - no spider webs. However, you get snow down the back of your neck from low hanging branches. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Trails were all packed solid and frozen, no need for snowshoes. Microspikes or aggressive crampons necessary descending from Carter Dome to Carter notch. Yesterdays hikers butt slid steep sections of trail freezing up solid and smooth making it difficult to get traction. |
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 | Name: |
Jeff |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-04-14 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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