| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Wildcat D, Wildcat C, Wildcat B, Wildcat A, Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, South Carter, Middle Carter, North Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails, Wildcat Ridge Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, Stony Brook Trail, NH 16, Mill Street |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 27, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot on bangor street was plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The water crossings on stoney brook were mostly snow bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are many trees down everywhere. Too many to list. |
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 | Comments: |
Two of us attempted the winter wildcat carter moriah traverse. We were the first ones on trail after the storms, so we broke trail throughout the entire wildcat and carter ranges. There was deep snow with a breakable crust of ice on top. The sidehill sections coming down from wildcat A were pretty sketchy. Another group hiked up nineteen mile brook, carter dome trail to south carter. The Imp trail, north carter trail route seemed unbroken. We had a pretty tough time hiking down from north carter. There were many chest high trees down to climb over and many branches hanging at chest or face level. This section took us so long that the sun set as we were passing imp mountain. Since we were having such a tough time navigating the unbroken snow in the dark, we had to bail down stony brook (also breaking trail down that) and do a 1.5 mile road walk back to my car on bangor street. |
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 | Name: |
Nick C |
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 | E-Mail: |
nich43@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-28 |
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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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