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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Blue Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Roadwalk, Carter Ledge Trail, Middle Sister Trail, bushwhack
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, February 14, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: parking at white ledge campground is non existent this winter. a short distance (a few minutes walk) south on rt. 16 there is a large winged out area with plenty of room to park well off the road. had i thought of it i could have bushwhacked pretty much from the car up to intersect carter ledge trail and saved the road walk. i did cut down on the descent and it worked out well.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: water not high on any crossings or drainages, but getting in and out of some of them was interesting owing to steep drops.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: some blowdown scattered along the trails. easily gotten around.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: through the campground and partway up carter ledge trail some older, pre storm tracks were notable. before the middle sister junction they had disappeared. not as much new snow as i would have expected. maybe 6-8" of damp powder at most with thinner sections over an older light, crusty layer. this crust was only semi supportive for me today, but i wasn't going much deeper than just through it for the most part. thankfully the trails are well marked as i would have struggled to follow middle sister trail in some sections without the blazes. when i hit the ridge i started the bushwhack to blue in open woods then a bit of scrappy evergreens up to the recognized highpoint. i returned in my tracks until a likely spot to short cut straight down to rt. 16 fairly close to where i parked.  
Name
Name: bryan 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bryancuddihee@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-02-14 
Link
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