| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not related to this hike, but Haystack Road and Gale River Loop Road were still open when I drove by at 1:30pm today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No crossings on this hike. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple larger blowdowns. One is ~1/3 mile from trailhead and has lots of branches sticking out blocking the trail. Another is a bit under a mile from the trailhead. Both are 7-9 inches diameter. |
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 | Comments: |
Looked at the forecast and decided a short early hike was in order. Packed extra rain gear and extra dry clothes and managed to stay relatively warm and dry thanks to my umbrella. Barebooted it until a couple miles up and then put on rock spikes. Lots of patches of ice and bare rock made stepping in the right place interesting. Ice wasn’t too bad until the slabs, but those guys were all covered in a thick sheet of ice. Should have brought my skates. Kinda wished I had on my sharper spikes, but with all the rocks sticking out, it didn’t make sense. Seems like the ice has been causing people to make several new eroded braids next to the trail which is kind of a bummer. Wind was blowing pretty hard at the summit, but in the trees it wasn’t bad. The way down was interesting because much of the ice was still there, but some had melted, so I had quite the on-again-off-again relationship with my spikes going on. It seemed that some of the rain was freezing onto rocks invisibly, so that also turned things into an interesting game of “is this rock just wet or covered in invisible ice” roulette. It was raining for about 3/4 of the time I was hiking (not snowing even at the top), so this should be even more of a terrifying luge/slip and slide tomorrow after it gets cold again. |
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 | Name: |
Ibex |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-03 |
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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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