| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 18, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Nineteen Mile Brook trailhead parking was almost full at 11am. 2 cars were paring on shoulder. We were lucky that a group of backpackers were about to leave. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
uneventful |
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 | Comments: |
Trail between trailhead and Carter Notch hut was solid and packed, both micro spikes and snowshoes worked, we snowshoed to avoid possible hazards of frozen postholes.
From hut climbing up to Carter Dome, beginning quarter mile was very steep (alltrails map showed 85-92% grade in some short stretches), hard, jumpy, slippery and icy, MSR Lighning Ascent worked well.
Back down from Carter Dome to hut, the same snowshoes became a burden instead of a downhill traction device, but micro spikes and K-10 crampons worked in crawling with hands down; butt sliding without a braking or arresting mechanism may be too unsafe. |
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 | Name: |
Arthur |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-20 |
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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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