| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
3 cars only as of 8:05 am at 19-mile brook trailhead. The lot was plowed but a giant ice-skating ring. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
4 main water crossings on 19- mile brook are bridged; 3 on Cater-Done were manageable |
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 | Comments: |
My snowshoes were on the backpack all day. The trails were too hard and too all over the place for them. I had crampons on, but microspikes should have been sufficient. The trails were in rough shape especially lower 19 mile brook and the entire Carter-Dome. Where there was snow, it was hard frozen. But there were spots with running water, crushable crust, thick ice, dry rocks, wet rocks, and mud— basically 4 season conditions. lots of postholes— Cater-Dome was the worst, the otherwise nicley packed down hard frozen trail literally turned into swiss cheese—it will need lots of fresh snow to fill these holes. These holes significantly slowed me down on descending; even so, I tripped several times and fell down once. Be very careful! |
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 | Name: |
Ai |
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 | E-Mail: |
lia1203@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-24 |
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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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