| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carter Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for 3 vehicles at the Bangor Street trailhead without blocking the fire hydrant. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Group of 3 walk-under blowdowns at the one mile mark, branches have been trimmed to alleviate eye pokers. A few smaller blowdowns along the way, mostly walk-unders. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Took mine. Put Musher’s Wax on her and she had a blast. |
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 | Bugs: |
Didn’t see any but one hiker reported seeing snow fleas. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Trail had several inches of new snow. Previous trench visible most of the way but not at the ledges and a few other areas - due to drifting. Snow is super soft and not well consolidated. Will need snowshoes over the next couple of days and then it should harden over the weekend.
Four of us started in snowshoes to break out the trench: 3 NH-ites and one VT’er. On the descent, ran into 2 hikers at the ledges, both with snowshoes - from MA. Just one barebooter out there today - Gorham, NH resident, seasoned hiker, and trail steward for one of the Presidential trails.
MORAL OF THE STORY: you don’t have to be an out-of-stater or novice to be a barebooter/microspiker when snowshoes really should be used. Everybody does it! |
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 | Name: |
thegingerhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-09 |
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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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