| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Piper Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Piper-Whiteface Trail, Green Trail, Yellow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Carriage Road winter parking is posted no parking due to state logging (no sign of any recent logging activity though). As a result, the plowed turnaround parking at the end of Belknap Mountain Road for the Piper-Whiteface Trail is even more attractive. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowbridged |
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 | Comments: |
Thank you to Steve and Beth for breaking out the Piper-Whiteface Trail up to the stonewall! Whiteface is not completely broken out, but I suspect their trail breaking plus snowmobile traffic should make it attainable. Snowshoes a must at this point, as even with our tracks round trip, the footbed was still soft.
From the stonewall, I broke up to the ridge and to the summit, generally in three to ten inches of new powder (usually around 6-8 inches) with base depths probably around two feet. No sign of any recent traffic from the north. My tracks should set up okay in the sunny ledgy areas.
I also meandered around the southern ledges on the Yellow Trail, which is particularly hard to follow. Looks like a snowmobile was up there recently. Lots of nice ledge views though, even if not on trail. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-02-10 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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