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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moosilauke, NH
Trails
Trails: Glencliff Trail, Carriage Road, Snapper Trail, Gorge Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Glencliff is plowed, second car in the lot @ 7:30am 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All easily stepped over 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: All good.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: None today 
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing today 
 
Comments
Comments: Came back out after great snow conditions following Mondays ascent. Began up Glencliff which was beautiful, styrofoam snow with a knee-deep snowshoe track in the upper half. Snowshoed down to Snapper Trail which looked like I was the second set of snowshoe tracks since the new 2ft of snow. Knee deep powder was great to romp over to Gorge Brook which was pretty solid given the large party a few days ago. Post holes grow more frequent as one climbs into the alpine zone - looked like swiss cheese just before meeting the other trails at the summit. A few sporadic rocks sticking out along the ridge trail heading back into treeline. Snow was getting sticky and soft by the time I began descending Glencliff (11am) and saw folks barebooting, some with no spikes at all, leaving some not-so-pretty heel & toe dents in the trail. Snowshoes all 11.4 miles for me today, it is that season, after all.  
Name
Name: Erik Hamilton 
E-Mail
E-Mail: ehamilton9481@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-12-21 
Link
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