| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Camp Dodge Cutoff, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Friday non-issue. One other car, nice open lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy hopping down low. Snow bridges intact higher up, but cross quickly, don’t trust them |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few minor climb overs, so much snow pack blazes are buried in spots. Did not see a sign at Jct of NCT and CMT. Hard to follow the preferred route along the ridge, without a gps. Snow pack is still 5’+ in some spots. |
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 | Comments: |
Parked at 19 lot easy road walk to CDodge. Put on spikes, and took off layers, no problem to CMT. No sign at jct just merged onto CMT heading south. A white blaze ankle high confirmed the trail. Ridge trail was hard to see. Two previous high wind days smoothed off the trail definition. Followed a single set of human and dog prints with many gps readings. Even then found my self off the packed trail and caught in waist deep snow surrounded by prickly, dense trees and scrub in between Middle C and South C. Late lunch on South then easy hike to Zeta. Looked up at the Dome and decided it would be another day since my feet were wet and I was bushed. Nice cruise down CDT to 19 and back to the car. Roughly 11 miles in 9.5 hours. This was a tough hike. |
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 | Name: |
DAG |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-08 |
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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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