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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moosilauke, NH
Trails
Trails: Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 25, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Ravine Road up to gate plowed. Room for a dozen cars if parked correctly. Rte 118 (Sawyer Hwy) rough shape (frost heaves). Dry heading in in the morning, leaving after hike dusting of snow made it slick. Evidence of 2 wheel drive vehicles struggling. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All frozen solid, no issues 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails in fine shape 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: One on the way up and another coming down. Both seemed to be enjoying the day. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: After gate Ravine Rd had a couple of inches of snow on top of a packed base. A number of skiers seen. Gorge Brook Tr started out with 2-3 inches of powder on a packed base increasing to 3 - 4 inches above the look-out. Drifts of 6 inches in places. Above tree line packed powder and some drifting.

Saw 20+ hikers today, of that number 15 used snow shows. I chose to leave the shoes at home (big mistake) bare booted car to car. Shoes would have given better traction as well as left a better trail for others that followed. I wont leave home with-out them again this winter.

Plan A was to come down the Carriage Road / Snapper Tr but winds (30mph?) and blowing snow produced low visibility so I retreated back down Gorge Brook.

 
Name
Name: OG Rob 
E-Mail
E-Mail: ogrob dot email at gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-01-26 
Link
Link: https://picasaweb.google.com/114947263359001654681/MoosilaukeJan252014?authkey=Gv1sRgCOTxoYuy4tKDPA#slideshow/5973196584643570002 
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