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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moosilauke, NH
Trails
Trails: Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, December 1, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: ravine lodge road is rightly gated as the road is mostly a sheet of ice. ample parking currently at the bottom of the road off 118.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: will note that the hand trail on the first smaller footbridge has broken off.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: booted the road for a bit, then went to spikes given the ice. lower gorge brook had thin packed powder over ice with minor sections of more substantial ice. above the gorge/snapper split snow cover improved quickly. around roughly 3700 feet snowshoes became the footwear of choice (though spikes could have sufficed) with pretty much full coverage all the way to the summit. felt like real winter up high. given the great snowshoeing on gorge brook i opted to descend that way as well. with new snow coming today, Monday, snowshoes are highly advised.  
Name
Name: bryan 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bryancuddihee@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-12-02 
Link
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