| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 7, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at ski area and nineteen mile around 7:45 AM. More cars obviously at ski area on return as it’s open to skiing. Nineteen mile is plowed but a little sloppy after last nights couple of inches of snow. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing of note, there are bridges on nineteen mile brook, just a few sloppy spots that wet your spikes just enough to form snowballs on them. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple step overs on nineteen mike brook. A couple step overs and duck under a on wildcat ridge trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw none today. I think all hiking pups would do just fine. |
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 | Bugs: |
NONE :) best season is here |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing |
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 | Comments: |
Car spotted with friends so we could go up to A and across to D. Great way to grab these for our fall season grid. Spikes or even bare boots are fine from Nineteen mile trailhead till about the junction with Carter Dome trail. Two in our party opted for spikes and two of us started in snowshoes ( I hate carrying them). After that first junction we were all in snowshoes as the powder was getting much deeper. We saw a few postholes that were about 6 inches deep after that junction. Once at the wildcat ridge trail junction , snowshoes were the only proper footwear, besides who doesn’t love televators while heading up? The snow wasn’t very consolidated yet along the whole trip up and across the ridge but with another day of snowshoe action, it should be. Even though this hike doesn’t count as winter, it sure felt like it. Cold powdery snow and a little butt sliding on the ridge. |
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 | Name: |
Bradygirl1 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sperry66@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-07 |
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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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