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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Carter Dome, Mount Hight, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, April 14, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at Nineteen Mile Brook trailhead. The only car at 8am. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: ice-coated rocks slick in the morning but water levels not too high 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: no issues 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Ella and Eva did fine but not recommended for dogs uncomfortable on ice. On the most difficult ice bulge just below Zeta Pass we bypassed it in the woods. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Barebooted Nineteen Mile Brook Trail (patchy ice easily avoided). Took Carter Dome Trail to Zeta Pass. Put on microspikes just prior to reaching Zeta Pass when trail became more consistently ice-covered. Kept them on all day until back to this same spot. I carried crampons but never used them (almost did but microspikes seemed to suffice). Carter Dome Trail was hard-packed snow and ice alternating to Carter Dome. Ice patches on way to Mt. Hight. First part of Carter-Moriah Trail on descent from Hight was very icy. Saw only 1 person all day, the Carter Notch Hut caretaker returning from his week off. Great day to be out--sunny, perfect blue sky, great views, very little wind. Tired of all the ice!  
Name
Name: Donna D 
E-Mail
E-Mail: winnie@vermontel.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-04-15 
Link
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