| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Wildcat D, Wildcat C, Wildcat B, Wildcat A, Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, Middle Carter, South Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Polecat ski trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Camp Dodge Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 3, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Camp Dodge Road is closed so we stashed a car at the Nineteen Mile Brook trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Didn’t notice any |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost a blue Adidas beanie and an orange ice axe spike protector |
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 | Comments: |
Thanks to those who broke trail the day before. The trail was in excellent shape from the ski summit until the Carter Dome summit. Took a nice break at the Carter Dome Hut to refill water and grab hot cocoa. Somewhere on the way to Mt. Hight, the snowshoe tracks turned to postholes. The trail got better again somewhere on the way to the Carters.
The worst part of the hike is that because of the height of the snow pack, we were hiking through branches more or less the entire time between the Wildcat ski summit and the road, and it felt like nature was repeatedly punching us in the face and body. Because of that, the hike took longer than expected, and we ended up hiking by headlamp for the last 3 miles.
We brought ice axes just in case some of the steeper slopes were dicey, but they stayed on our packs the entire time, catching tree branches the whole way. |
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 | Name: |
Kes |
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 | E-Mail: |
kesyog@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-04 |
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 | Link: |
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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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