| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Carter, Middle Carter, Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
One other in the morning |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged and easy to cross |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost the trail. Found winter |
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 | Comments: |
We did and out and back to South and Middle, returned to the junction and did and out and back to Carter Dome:
Nineteen Mile BT has seen a few in spikes that came down from the hut so it was a bit choppy, we quickly put snowshoes on and used them for the rest of the day. At the Zeta Pass junction we headed north to South and Middle Peak. There was roughly 2-4 inches of fresh stuff to break. The snow was fine, dry and doesn't pack well, but that was the easy part - the challenge was route finding and branches to the face all day.
Once back at the ZP junction we decided to head up to the Dome. The side slope is narrow and the unpacked trail with this fine sugar snow made for an interesting time but there were a lot less banches to the face! Yayy! Thank you to the hiker(s) that removed those eye pokers - that made it much more enjoyable! Navigating Carter Dome was far easier than South and Middle. But the Dome was beastly and winterish with 6+ inches over a crust that you would sink down into. Windy, socked in and snowing. The tracks we made were being blown in behind us.
HUGE HUGE thanks to my friend Rick - good company, and shared breaking and navigating. It was a memorable way to close out April and experience another winter-ish hike in spring. |
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 | Name: |
Rachel |
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 | E-Mail: |
ball one three one one at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-10 |
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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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