| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Wildcat A (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
clear of snow |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
not an issue |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
cleared some small blowdowns, lean-ins, one big tree came down just before the Carter Dome trail jct. cleared out branches to make it easier to get under it. needs chain saw |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
From the Carter Dome trail jct it was 2 feet deep soft spring snow. Maybe a Great Dane would make it. |
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 | Bugs: |
buried in deep snow |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Thought it would be easy to do Wildcat A, but was surprised by the deep, wet and heavy snow I encountered just before the Carter Dome trail jct. Put on my snowshoes there and broke trail to the height of land. I headed up Wildcat Ridge Tr. as far as the steep slide. Had second thought about crossing it with just snowshoes. Did not want to become a headline story in the Manchester Union and turned back. With crampons I might have considered it, but at that time I was already tired from breaking trail in that heavy, wet snow, plus, I was way behind my estimated hiking time. I also thought about Becca's report on her attempt on Galehead and how she had a turn around time and, wisely, gave up on it. With all that snow I would wait two days before heading up high now and let the warm weather take care of the surplus of new, slushy snow. The trail to Carter Notch Hut has been packed out by snowshoes by me, a father and son I met and the hutmaster I met in the parking lot when I got back. |
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 | Name: |
Georg |
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 | E-Mail: |
georg3@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-30 |
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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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