Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
| Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, Mt. Moosilauke - South Peak, NH |
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| Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Road, Hurricane Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 14, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
fresh coating of snow on parking at ravine rd. 4WD or AWD reccomended |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Some of the smaller footbridges were a little sketchy to cross but overall no issues |
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| Bugs: |
snow fleaz! |
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| Comments: |
Early to rise and cloudy skies. Set out at dawn from Ravine rd. A few inches of fresh powder was a breeze to plod through. Easy going up Gorge Brook trail, breaking through more like 4-6" higher up. Made it to Moosilauke summit around 10am, and by then things were starting to warm up. Light winds gave us a good rest at the summit. Heading over towards South Peak the snow was starting to clump to our snowshoes. At the Glencliff Junction we encountered a hiker coming down from South Peak. He had turned around due to difficulty route finding and snow drifts. This was my third time up so I was able to navigate easily. It is definitely tight for the first few hundred yards but breaks open after that. We went down Carriage rd where we came upon a skier skinning up. Continued on past Snapper where I needed portions of Carriage rd. and Hurricane trail for red-lining. That's where the fun began. No recent traffic on Hurricane trail heading towards Ravine Lodge. We were breaking through a foot of wet and sticky snow. Fortunately it was only a mile back to the Gorge Brook junction. The road walk back was uneventful, just a long slog with heavy snow laden snowshoes. All in all still an awesome day and another peak checked off my friend AJ's winter list. |
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| Name: |
BK Noonan |
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| E-Mail: |
scrapperbk@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-14 |
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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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