| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Dome, South Carter, Middle Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The 2nd (single) log bridge on 19-Mile Brook was still half submerged and a bit tricky. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns that are easily bypassed. Lots of frozen debris on South Imp from the recent Christmas thaw. |
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 | Comments: |
Decided to do the 13.5 mile loop instead of just going up/down Zeta Pass. Started out in micro spikes. 19-Mile Brook had a lot of ice and hardly any snow cover but was fast. Changed to crampons to ascend the steep side of Carter Dome which was firm & not tricky. Once I reached the summit the trail was well-broken in for a fast descent down to Zeta Pass. Would have gone out to Mt Hight but it was unbroken and time was a factor. Reached Zeta Pass quickly and headed north on Carter-Moriah which was also firm and well broken-in with a few inches of recent snow. Headed down North Carter Trail which was at least half hard ice so I kept crampons on until about a mile after the jct with South Imp. South Imp was a miserable mixed melange of frozen washout, debris, shallow pools and the 'usual' annoying rocks which had barely any snow cover. The entire 13.5 mile loop took 6:15. If I had left an hour earlier I would have gone up to Wildcat A which was well-packed. This was the 4th hike in my attempt at the single-season Winter 48. |
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 | Name: |
Bob H |
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 | E-Mail: |
hynoskyb@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-31 |
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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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