| 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, NH 16 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at 19 Mile Brook. Icy though, be careful with no traction on. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All decently bridged or rock-hopped, no issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I think the blowdowns on the carters have been sufficiently covered in prior trail reports. Nothing I would consider to be biblical, but there are plenty, per usual. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Jackson and Millie stayed home where it was nice & warm today. |
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 | Bugs: |
NA |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada |
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 | Comments: |
Needed a hard day to get the legs back in gear after a few weeks laying low with various sicknesses, as expected the effing Carters delivered. We wore spikes door to roadwalk. Carried snowshoes and could have used them in a few spots but it was borderline. Easier to crawl around with spikes on. It’s drifty up there in all the usual places, but nothing major as the precipitation was light (the wind was not).
North Carter Trail and Imp have some soft ice but also some really hard slick ice so be careful on your decent. Route finding is a bit of a challenge at times with the blowdowns but again, I wouldn’t consider them to be biblical. It’s more of a pain in the ass obstacle course.
That being said, if you need the carters for winter or for your grid this month, they are rarely spikeable door to door and route finding up there gets 10x harder while trail breaking. They aren’t great, but they don’t get much easier than this. Go get them before the next storm hits the reset button. |
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 | Name: |
mmace724 & Giggles |
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 | E-Mail: |
mikeymace@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-07 |
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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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