| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 27, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy parking in a large plowed lot off Rt 16. Note this is the parking lot for Carter Notch Hut, so will likely be a lot busier on winter weekends |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One wooden bridge early on. The rest of the water crossings had stable snowbridges. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns on the Carter Dome Trail from Zeta Pass to Carter Dome - fairly easy to get over/under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Not quite a bluebird day, but we had lots of blue sky and lower than expected winds - only windy (15-20 mph) at the Mt. Hight summit, and amazing views of the presidential from Hight. Well-established trail (but with some big patches of blue ice) from trailhead to the Carter Dome Trail interesection. Saw only five other hikers the whole day.
Used microspikes on Carter Dome Trail to Carter-Moriah Trail intersection. After that, switched to snowshoes, since the trail was broken out but not quite established. Steep but manageable (thanks to elevators) heading up Carter-Moriah Trail to Mt Hight from the north--looks like some of those descending this trail chose to butt-slide. After the Hight summit, easy snowshoeing to Carter Dome. From Carter Dome back to Zeta Pass on the Carter Dome Trail, several over/under blowdowns and a much narrower trail--we tried to break it out a bit more on the uphill side. |
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 | Name: |
RaurLaur |
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 | E-Mail: |
laur730@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-28 |
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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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