| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Chocorua, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Champney Falls Trail, Champney Falls Cutoff, Middle Sister Trail, Piper Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot plowed enough for nose-in/back-in parking on one side only. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock-hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
New 10" diameter widow-maker barely hanging on at mile 0.3 from parking lot. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Cell phone lost near the lone little spruce on the final pitch from Piper/Liberty sign to the summit. |
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 | Comments: |
7 of us broke trail from the parking lot straight on up. As the morning temps warmed, bare-booters beat it up from the lot to the falls detour sign (and turned around...). We cleaned it up a bit on the way back out, but the temps were nearing 40 and starting to rain in the late afternoon so that first mile of trail needs a freeze... Everything above waterfall detour should be fine. The sign at the Falls Cutoff Trail was buried, but the Middle Sister, Piper, and West Side trail signs were visible. 6-8' drift along west side of the cone, to the point that the Libery/Piper trail sign was almost buried and you can snowshoe right up to the summit, with a little switchback action. Of course a lot of bare rock to get across, but wasn't worth switching to spikes with all the drifts above the trees. |
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 | Name: |
Mudskipper |
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 | E-Mail: |
ericashwell@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-04-06 |
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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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