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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH
Trails
Trails: Carter-Moriah Trail, Imp Shelter Spur
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, April 29, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Preferred parking lot is a few hundred feet away from trailhead 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No water crossings 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: At least 5 blowdowns 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: 1 or 2 mosquitos, snow fleas 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We couldn't have asked for better weather on Saturday and then on Sunday we experienced alternating showers, downpour and even some sleet so trail conditions changed drastically. Trail was dry at the start, and quickly changed to breakable ice so we tossed our microspikes on. We were met with a couple steep ice fields/wet rock face conditions 2.5 mi in. Not too bad going up. Beyond that we switched into snowshoes for the rest of the way until Moriah and the Imp Shelter but it was like a landmine of postholes. The trail alternated between exposed rock surfaces (which made my snowshoes cry a little) and very soft slushy snow between Moriah and the Imp with a 3ft snow base. Saw some mice friends at the shelter, bear box is buried so we tied up our food and we had to walk down a ways to access water from the brook. On our way back down we came upon probably about 10 or more ice fields which were a bit challenging to say the least but microspikes saved us. Very muddy.

PS Plethora of post holes made for prime conditions for unexpected face planting!  
Name
Name: Ctamtam 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-04-30 
Link
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RQnexecJ2ifP5PqIsAmdB4VBlgbVFb6s/view?usp=sharing 
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