| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, South & Middle Cater, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah, North Carter, Imp, Camp Dodge Logging Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 27, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings were flowing well, but no issues rock hopping across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Significant blow down on the ridge. Some additional blowdown on the Imp and Carter Dome Trails, but easily worked around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Did not see any but would think they would be fine. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Wet, April conditions. First snow traces at around 2,800 ft. Barebooted to Zeta Pass, then spiked to the shoulder of Carter Dome. Carter Dome from Zeta was quite challenging with significant blowdown and the monorail melted at a sharp side angle into the trees making for awkward spiking. On the shoulder I began postholing and switched to snowshoes to the summit and back down to Zeta. Shoeshoes were the ticket returning to Zeta Pass. Bareboots to South, then spikes until intersection of Imp Trail. I lost the trail on the north shoulder of South Carter in a large blowdown. Backtrack and shift east if you follow postholes downhill into thick trees. Big blowdown at intersection to North Carter, missed the turn and had to back track. A rocky, bareboot from Imp down and out. Light snow up high obscuring footprints. Snowshoes optional, but I found helpful on summit of Carter Dome. |
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 | Name: |
Brian Strasavich |
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 | E-Mail: |
ponto_dbx@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-28 |
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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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