Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, South Carter, Middle Carter, NH |
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| Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Imp Connector, Route 16 |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at 19MB Trailhead well plowed one vehicle on arrival 5 on return |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged with no issues |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Minor walk unders throughout a couple notable blowdowns just before and after Carter FPA sign. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Not today |
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| Bugs: |
Snowfleas and a spider |
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| Comments: |
Plan b hike of these peaks after originally planning Mt Washington/Southern Presidential Traverse Conditions were out of my comfort zone.Like the song goes "you gotta know when to hold them". Minimal new depth on a well established track until 1/2 mile before intersection of Wildcat Ridge trail where there were numerous drifts. I ended up hiking across the well frozen pond before ascending to Carter Dome.This stretch specifically before outlook was a tough ascent with heavy drifts over a solid crust. Crampons at this point wouldn't have been overkill. At the very least aggressive snowshoes. I did a lot of kickstepping to gain traction in this section even so I was having a tough go. Outlook wasn't broken out but yielded excellent views as the skies cleared. There are spruce traps there as well. A big Thanks to Cynical Santa who broke through the drifts and whose tracks I followed up to Carter Dome. It was nice hiking with Santa onto Mt Hight and to just below South Carter. We broke Mt Hight out as well which had deep snow on both sides and trail was hard to follow in a couple spots. From Zeta Pass the trail was well broken out but snow was becoming sticky as the sun warmed things up. It was nice briefly chatting with the three hikers just before Middle Carter. From this point through Imp Connector I followed one set of ascending snowshoe tracks and a barefooter down by the Imp trail loop sign. At lower elevations despite a nice track snow was soft and even with snowshoes I was postholing. Shortly after arriving at Rt16 light snow started.38/48 attempt SSW48
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| Name: |
scottb |
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| E-Mail: |
Mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-24 |
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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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