| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Road, Old Snapper Trail, Snapper Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 11, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ravine Lodge Road is plowed for construction of the new lodge. Road was a little bit icy this morning. Plowed parking for hikers (room for maybe a dozen) is available about 0.8 mile before the summer trailhead with a gate and sign saying construction vehicles only beyond that point. Road is plowed to the end, but the turnaround is filled with gravel and boulders. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged or rock hoppable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One lengthwise blowdown on Gorge Brook between last known water and tree line. Some minor bendovers elsewhere. |
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 | Comments: |
I was able to bareboot the plowed but slightly icy road walk without issue. There is salt/sand mixed in, so skiers may want to heed caution.
About 4-6" of powder at the bottom of Gorge Brook. Well packed barebootable footbed all the way to tree line. Around that point, depths quickly increase to about a foot with drifts of 2-3 feet. Fairly decent coverage, other than the rocky areas down low.
Carriage Road had good coverage. I opted for snowshoes and appreciated them in the drifts. Folks had been able to bareboot from the Glencliff junction up. Below the Glencliff junction on the Carriage Road, there was very little foot traffic and about a foot of powder. I kept the snowshoes on for that.
I cut off the corner by taking the abandoned section of the Snapper Trail, which I was able to snowshoe, but is still a bit bony. Once on the current Snapper Trail, I took off the snowshoes, as the boulders were a pain at current snow depths (back to about 6" at that point).
Following the incoming snowstorm, I think at least carrying snowshoes is a wise decision for these trails. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-11 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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