| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 24, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot not plowed, but a few cars in it. Others along Route 16 as the breakdown lane was fully plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Existing snow bridges in fairly good shape. A few places where the bridges are gone and you rock hop a bit. All easily passable, though the water did seem to be running quicker as the afternoon went on and temps warmed up. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few large blowdowns at awkward heights. Some crawling, and some straddling. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Banjo had a good day out. |
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 | Comments: |
The three of us barebooted Nineteen Mile Brook Trail to the junction with Carter Dome Trail. It was snowshoes for the rest of the day from that point on.
Carter Dome Trail was in good shape until the Carter-Moriah junction. From there, the trail was a bit tough to follow as there appeared to be a few false trails. We ran into a few guys that had difficulty finding their way up to South Carter.
The upper section of Carter Dome Trail seemed to have been broken out, perhaps yesterday, but was largely drifted in today, and we re-broke it. Carter-Moriah Trail seemed untouched, and we worked our way through some pretty massive drifts on the way to the summit of Carter Dome. It didn't appear anyone had made it up from the Carter Notch Hut to Carter Dome via the Carter-Moriah Trail since the most recent storm.
Neither of the approaches to Mt. Hight have seen any action recently.
We had the summit of Carter Dome to ourselves, and it was free of wind. The snow pack was so deep that it afforded great views in all directions. |
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 | Name: |
AndrewD |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-24 |
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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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