| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt Pierce , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Connector, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot is well-plowed and the pit toilets are open! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All beautifully bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown across the trail in the first mile on Crawford path, but the snow and is almost level with it, so a few more storms and we won’t even know it’s there |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Several happy doggos enjoying the trail |
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 | Comments: |
The siren call of blue skies, low winds, and temps warner than -20 sounded across the northeast, and every mother’s son (and daughter!) converged on the Presidential Range like ants at a picnic. Happy to report that over 2/3rd of the ants marching to and from the summit of Mt Pierce rocked snowshoes, so the trail was quite dreamy. Snowshoes are really the weapon of choice with our beach sand snow, and above Mitzpah cutoff the depth of the snowpack makes it necessary unless you *like* sinking up to your bum in frozen precipitation. The trench depth was insane, with snow above my waist (I’m 5’8”) in most places above Mitzpah Hut cutoff. We couldn’t find the Alpine Zone sign at all, but the cutoff trench to the true summit is well-defined. The last .1 miles is windswept ice, but snowshoes had plenty of traction. The trail to Eisenhower is also well-broken out, but still soft. On my way back down I observed a single set of snowshoe tracks had broken out the Mitzpah Hut cutoff. The trail to Gibbs Falls is also broken out. Plenty of familiar faces, to include Chef, Roz, Diane, Andrea and Hiker Ed! My 15th time on this summit, and this was the anniversary of my first winter 4K, which was Mt Pierce on Jan 31, 2021! |
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 | Name: |
islandgirl |
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 | E-Mail: |
joannhall4@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-01 |
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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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