| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gate open at camp dodge |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issue |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Ohhh the blowdowns |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Done |
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 | Bugs: |
Done |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Done |
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 | Comments: |
Parked at the camp Dodge parking lot at 7 AM. The gate was open and we were able to get up the road with four-wheel-drive. Decided to go clockwise today. Trail is very bony until junction. After the junction the Snowpack got much better and snow shoes were key. When we got to the ridge, the snow was extremely deep and unconsolidated so without snow shoes, we would have been toast. The ridge is navigable, but it is a blowdown and leaner apocalypse. Ran into Molly Friedman, and Company and graciously allowed them to break trail ahead of us. They were heading to the Wildcats. Continued over middle and south Carter and then from zeta pass Went out and back to Carter Dome. The trail was in much better shape than we expected. It had a nice firm base, but there was still several blow downs that we had to hop over or go under. Heading down the trail got quite bony and we probably should’ve switched to micro spikes but we use snowshoes door-to-door. If you’re heading to the carters make sure to have snow shoes for the ridge and spikes for the ascent in decent. |
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 | Name: |
Hot Pocket |
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 | E-Mail: |
ltierney32@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-11 |
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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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