| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 25, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I waited about five minutes while the Town of Gorham plow guy finished plowing the parking lot. It's fully plowed now and room for plenty of cars. Thank you, Town of Gorham plow guy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
About 1/2 dozen or so duck unders. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today but saw prints on the lower trail in the afternoon. The pup sunk in some. |
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 | Comments: |
Fantastic day for this hike, blue skies, great views, no wind except for a tolerable breeze on the peak. Snowshoes a def. I wore them car to car except for the road walk of course. The trail to Mt Surprise was a hard packed snowshoe track in the morning cold temps and a little mushy on the way out in the afternoon. After Mt Surprise, the trail was not broken out. Oh, the trudgery. A solo hiker punched through leading the way to Moriah. I followed punching through what he couldn't establishing a trough. Our out and back left a trough of loose powder. Two other snowshoers were heading up as I was descending so hopefully that will help tighten it up some. I came across a gaggle of home schoolers who were out on their adventure day and built a museum in the snow on the ledge beyond Mt Suprise. I hope your next adventure day is a good one. Happy hiking! |
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 | Name: |
Dave D |
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 | E-Mail: |
dinz00@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-25 |
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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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