| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, Mt. Moosilauke - South Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carriage Road, South Peak Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at the end of Breezy Point Rd. A couple of pull-outs enough for a half dozen cars or so. Pretty muddy though. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Skis |
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 | Bugs: |
Starting to see some mosquitoes, not good. |
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 | Comments: |
Fives minutes in on the Carriage Rd., we decided snowshoes would work best. Minimal snow down low and and continuing deeper as we ascended. But it was soft spring snow so it would have been a post-holing nightmare without the snowshoes. Could have switched to spikes above treeline as the snow is all but gone. Just ice and minimal slush for the .1 mile. Hit South Peak as well to enjoy the great under-cast to the south and west.
The irony of this day was, it was by far the warmest and least windy winter hike of the year for me. Yet, the longest I wore my snowshoes. Car to car basically.
P.S. Carriage Rd. would make for a great ski right now. |
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 | Name: |
jdr6453 |
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 | E-Mail: |
jdr6453@verizon.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-03-18 |
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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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