| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Chocorua, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Liberty Trail, Piper Trail, West Side Trail, Brook Trail, Bickford Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 26, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not a lot of spots, I parked in front of a snow bank and 2 other cars were parked on one side of the road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
one notable one going up Liberty and my feet got wet and one aggressive one at Brook/Bickford junction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
2 blowdowns on Westside |
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 | Comments: |
Snow is super fluffy and I used spikes for the vast majority of the time. Switched briefly to snowshoes to plow through some crotch-deep drifts near the summit of Chocorua. Brook trail is severely postholed the entire way, some going thigh-deep, and Liberty from Hammond trail to the summit is also postholed (probably by the same person).
Hard pack under all the fluff. Liberty and Brook all have standing water on trail.
Thought I had a late start at 10 but I was the first on all the trails today (except coming down Piper from the summit). Saw one other guy at the summit who came up from Piper. 2(ish?) other people headed up Liberty trail after me. |
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 | Name: |
Emily |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-26 |
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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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