| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Camp Dodge Cutoff, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Loads of parking available at the Great Gulf Wilderness Trailhead parking lot across Rt. 16 from Camp Dodge. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple of short snow-covered ice bridges on the way down Carter Dome trail. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A number of trees down across the trails at higher elevations. Nothing you can't duck or crawl under, or just walk around though. |
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 | Comments: |
Call it virtue signaling, but I wore snowshoes from start to finish. There I said it. The bushwack was mostly powder snow and a bit of mess from the bare booters. Trail conditions improved somewhat on the Imp trail and North Carter trail. The ridge is generally in good condition with a stable monorail marked by a number of deeper powdery drifts, postholes, and general churn. Not to sound like a snowshoe evangelist, but the televators alone make them worth strapping to your feet. Zeta Pass is/was packed out and Carter Dome trail was a solid monorail. While I may sound like I'm condemning the folks in spikes I can't help but salute the person or persons who apparently rode a fat bike up or down the trail. Didn't actually see the bike rider, but like Bigfoot, I saw the tracks and was impressed. To wrap things up, Nineteen Mile Brook (from Carter Dome trail back to the trail) was a solid sidewalk. Oh, and expect a lot of face slapping, hat grabbing, shoulder poking, eye gouging, snow dumping branches along the ridge. |
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 | Name: |
warmsummersun |
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 | E-Mail: |
robertcfinnx@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-07 |
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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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