Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Middle Carter, South Carter, Carter Dome, NH |
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Camp Dodge Cutoff, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Book Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
The snow bridges are broken. The crossings were passable, although more difficult with traction. |
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| Comments: |
Beautiful day in the Carter range and a terrific hike on this loop. It helped that we were mostly well equipped. Imp, Carter Dome (below Zeta Pass) and Nineteen-Mile Brook Trails were all thick ice sheets. We were able to scale up most of Imp with microspikes, with one short section that required crampons. The ridge had an unstable snowpack - postholing season has begun up there. We were wishing we had carried our snowshoes up. We were ok in microspikes for about .4 miles going down Carter Dome Trail below Zeta Pass. We hiked out in crampons most of the way down and the snow and ice were stable enough to make this a good strategy. The only challenge was with the water crossings in traction, as the snow bridges had broken. |
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| Name: |
KJ and Jess |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-12 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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