| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Carter, Middle Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome, Carter-Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Camp Dodge Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
19 MB parking lot plowed- plenty of room |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Carter Dome water crossings need to be done carefully |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Generally good condition- some blow downs on North Carter trail, but all easy step overs |
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 | Comments: |
This was not an easy hike- there was lots of ice on both 19 MB and Imp (Imp should be renamed Ice) - stayed in Hillsound microspikes the whole way and managed not to fall down- had to do a couple of butt glissades on Carter- Moriah- started at 8:45 and got back to my car by 4:00- traction absolutely mandatory for pretty much the whole hike- fortunately the ice was mostly soft enough that spikes dug in- good thing, because there were many places where there was no choice but to hike on the ice |
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 | Name: |
Ray Cooper |
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 | E-Mail: |
rcooper207@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-19 |
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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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