| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Road, Snapper Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in winter lot. Put your emergency brake on! I came back to find my car had slid 20’ down the small slope away from the snow bank after leaving it parked up against the snow bank on an angle. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged. A couple small streams to step over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple easy duck unders on Gorge Brook. One significant spruce I had to get low and crawl under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw two happy pups |
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 | Comments: |
I followed one gentleman who was barebooting the whole way up Gorge Brook which churned up the unconsolidated snow on top of the hard pack even more. No significant post holes. When I was going up Gorge I looked up Snapper, my planned descent, and it didn’t look like it had much traffic recently. By the time I came down it was packed with some loose powder on top. Carriage Road was pretty churned up with some ice, post holes and unconsolidated snow for the first half mile then improved to packed powder with a couple inches of loose powder on top. I passed 2 skiers who contributed to packing it down from the junction with Snapper on up. For me, snowshoes the whole way was definitely the right choice. Snow was very sticky, especially on Gorge Brook, and clumped on my snowshoes all the way up. |
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 | Name: |
Ann |
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 | E-Mail: |
Ann.pt@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-07 |
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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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