| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Middle Carter, South Carter, Mt. Hight, Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
NH 16, Camp Dodge Cutoff, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 10, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Was about the 6th car at 19MB at 8am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
3 blowdowns on C-M. Most annoying one is a crawl under north of middle carter. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw some paw prints, and a guy with a dog leaving shortly before me. I believe he took the same route, but never saw him again. |
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 | Comments: |
Did this loop clockwise on this crystal clear winter day with exceptional views of the Presis. Bare booted the Imp trail until I got to C-M. Lots of ice towards the top, but thin enough I could rock hop from dry stone to dry stone sticking through. This is also more easily done when traveling uphill, with less risk. Rock spikes would have made for faster travel, but it wasn’t bad. Nice views through the trees on Imp. C-M is a highway with a few big ice flows. Fast travel there. From Carter Dome down to the notch is a different story. I debated heavily whether to go this way or backtrack to Zeta Pass. Opted to go to the hut. At first it was fantastic hard pack travel, but the fun starts after the spur to the notch view. I expected steep ice flows. What I got was mostly exposed rock with small ice patches in between, and short stretches of no ice at all. Too steep to bareboot without significant risk, but not enough ice to limit walking on rocks. Another good spot for rock spikes. Alas, I haven’t been winter hiking enough yet to have an old beat up pear of micros to use in this situation. 19MB had lots of ice flow towards the top. I lost the microspikes shortly before the intersection with the Carter Dome trail and went back to rock hopping between the ice. About 8 hours door to door for this one. |
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 | Name: |
JCB |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-10 |
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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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