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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Carter Dome, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: 2 tricky crossings on Carter Dome Trail, easier with higher waterproof boots 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: many blowdowns easily bypassed, lots of plugged waterbars, encroaching branches need to be trimmed high up  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: lots of dogs having less trouble than people 
Bugs
Bugs: fortunately none 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: lost mitten but somebody found it and left it for me :-)  
 
Comments
Comments: As you can see from check boxes, a wide variety of conditions today!

19MB essentially snow-free but some mud and running water unfortunately including the new segments just built

occasional monorail begins on Carter Dome Trail but doesn't become continuous until nearly Zeta Pass, need to balance your desire for traction with desire not to chew up trail

very nasty sidehill on trail around Mt Hight, narrow monorail with overhanging branches in your face pushing you over the edge - there is maybe 4 feet of snow depth sometimes only a foot or two wide with a vertical face on the outside edge

easier walking after last trail junction
 
Name
Name: Roy Schweiker 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-05-01 
Link
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