| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Asquam Ridge Trail, Beaver Brook Trail, Carriage Road, Snapper Trail, Gorge Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 16, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ravine Road still blocked at the halfway point. Plenty of parking, but a ridiculous number of cars by the time we were done at 11AM. Mostly MA plates... |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Streams running strong and snow/ice bridges collapsing fast |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Few blowdowns on Asquam, nice clean-up after fairly recent storm damage halfway up Mt. Jim |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Happy dogs; few ice patches on top of Beaver Brook that may cause leggy floofs some issues. Long-legged doggies are going to posthole badly off trail |
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 | Bugs: |
Only down low, and not bad |
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 | Comments: |
The monorail on the bottom of Asquam Ridge was rotting out badly (and the moose have been postholing the hell out of it); mix of snow and crust over running water. Microspikes pretty much the whole way around; brought snowshoes, but the monorail above 4,000' where the snow remains 2-3' deep is still solid enough to prevent postholing. Summit is free of snow, but very wet, lots of standing water. Monorail on the ridge across to S Peak holding up, as is Carriage. Snapper a bit dodgy w/ abundant ice. Only patches of snow/ice from the Snapper/Gorge Brook jct down to the bridge. It is still very much winter up there -- yet, people were hiking up in short and t-shirts, giving our snowshoes questioning glances. |
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 | Name: |
blackmore |
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 | E-Mail: |
lars@ameridane.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-16 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/3460651974 |
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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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