| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 15, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The lot at 19 Mile Brook is plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some agility required |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Open water for drinking on Imp, Carter Dome, and 19 Mile Brook trails |
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 | Comments: |
Imp trail was crusty with scant powder over it. I used snowshoes because I didn’t bring my spikes and I wasn’t getting very far barebooting. As of 11:00 or so today, there were no tracks on Imp trail north of the intersection with N Carter. N Carter was also crusty with steadily increasing amounts of powder. As of noon, the only tracks going north on Carter-Moriah belonged to a snowshoe hare.
Carter-Moriah trail was lovely. I was following a hiker who was breaking trail, but it was 4-10” of fluff over a packed trail, with deeper drifts here and there. Perfect snowshoeing conditions. Personally I find it incredibly satisfying to step in between the previous hiker’s prints, evening out the track, so I was having a marvelous time.
In case the brave Trail Blazers don’t post here, today Mt Hight was broken out for the first time in a long time, so it is roughly broken, the snow is deep, and it still requires snowshoes.
Carter Dome trail down to 19 Mile Brook was nicely tracked, but still needs snowshoes. (I had a gear problem and had to remove a snowshoe. That foot kept falling through the trail, so I kept my other one on. See what sacrifices I make for the greater good. It was altruism; definitely not just me being too lazy to remove the other one …)
And 19 Mile Brook trail was packed firm as can be, I barebooted without any trouble, although you’d definitely want spikes to go up it. |
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 | Name: |
Amy & the Pyrs |
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 | E-Mail: |
amyr72@juno.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-15 |
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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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