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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Carter Dome, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Full lot this trip! 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Streams unfrozen but easily crossed, bridges are fine 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: None required 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: None ;-) 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Weather was chilly but manageable. 13F at the summit with negligible winds bringing the chill down to 2F, the worst winds by far were as we were coming over the shoulder from the notch and re-entering it. The winds were much more accelerated coming through Carter Notch than on the summit of the Dome.

Hiking up to the notch hut the afternoon before the trail was much more difficult with lots of black ice and flow ice, but with 6-8 inches the next morning it was far less treacherous. You really need micro-spikes or more on the trail. We used micros on the hike up to the hut and cramp-one to the summit and both were good calls. Snowshoes would be useless since there is still too much exposed rock, and the drifting is less than knee-deep.  
Name
Name: Mountain Runner 
E-Mail
E-Mail: Sdredfern64@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-12-30 
Link
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