| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
One car at the winter parking area in front of the second gate when we first arrived at around 4am. Ravine Lodge Road was clear with no ice. Returned around 9am to a handful of cars |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Comments: |
Bareboots to start. Kahtoolas went on somewhere around 3,000 ft ele. The higher you climbed, the more packed, granular snow was mixed in with the ice. Spikes stayed on all the way to the summit. When we were back in the trees just below the summit and out of the wind, we switched to hillsound spikes for the hike down and removed them somewhere around ~3,000 ft. Crampons went for a ride in my pack. We hit the summit just before sunrise and enjoyed watching the sun break over the peaks before we headed back down. It was a glorious morning and one I won't soon forget. |
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 | Name: |
BubblesTheHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdoer @ yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-09 |
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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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