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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moosilauke, NH
Trails
Trails: Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 21, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked just off of 118 at junction of Ravine Lodge Rd. Ravine Lodge Rd closed to vehicle access due to "storm damage" but annoyingly was fully plowed, could have saved 1.6mi hiking each way if gate was up.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Minor snowbridges, stable bridges over big water crossings 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No blowdowns, well sign-posted 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Snow was packed down enough that a dog could have done it. Noticed 1 set of larger paw prints at several spots along trail.  
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Yellow leather glove, hung up on a tree branch.  
 
Comments
Comments: Super windy above treeline, barely any snow remaining, all rocks exposed and covered in rime ice.  
Name
Name: TJN 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-01-23 
Link
Link: https:// 
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