| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, South Carter, Middle Carter , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Camp Dodge Cutoff, Route 16 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at 19MBT Trailhead 3 vehicles on arrival 5 on return. Lot was not plowed this morning and was quite rutted this afternoon. No issue pulling in/out with my common sedan |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
1st crossing on 19MBt Trail wooden bridge no issue. Crossing 1 on Carter Dome Trail is ice bridged but cross with caution- after tapping with my pole it sounded quite hollow. Crossing 2 ice bridged no issue there is a handy downed birch to the left as well |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Overall trails in great shape.There is a well trimmed walkunder just before forecast protection sign on CM as well as a walkaround above the sign. a few minor stepovers after this point. Blazing through to middle is there but hard to follow in spots with fresh snow and drifting. North Carter Trail descending has two blowdowns half in the trail- easy walkaround. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none today |
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 | Bugs: |
saw a few black flying insects at lower elevations |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Nice day for these peaks. Widely varying new totals over what seemed like a solid base. Approx 2.5" until CD trail and depth was 5-7" of unbroken powder with drifts much deeper Ascending towards Zeta Pass snow levels dropped back down. Ascending to the Dome is where the fun began.. Incredible sustained drifts and sidehilling throughout. This was a tough stretch. The thoughts of Mt Hight quickly went away after breaking this stretch. i met a hiker on his way to the Wildcats while descending as well as 2 others barebooting. Did the best to smooth over trail on way back to Zeta Pass. Carter Moriah over to South and Middle was unbroken and had similar varying snow depth as well as moderate drifting throughout. N Carter trail hadn't seen any traffic today either as well as Imp Trail and Camp Dodge Cutoff. I crossed paths with 8 others today and was nice briefly chatting with all of them. Today marks #47 of 48 Single Season Winter 48. Hoping to complete next week on Mt Cabot |
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 | Name: |
scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-02 |
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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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