| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Chocorua, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Champney Falls Trail, Piper Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot is plowed, one or two cars on a Thursday. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All streams were solid and walkable |
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 | Comments: |
Solid foundation and broken trail, 4 or so inches of powder on top. One person ahead, bare booted to tree line and then used snowshoes to go on top (mountaineering shoes). Summit trail surface was primarily crusty/packed snow, icy patches. Micro spikes might have been better once across snow fields for easier maneuvering, mostly on the final pitch up to summit. Full crampons were not necessary. Very windy, super strong gusts required full gear and careful foot placement and timing. As it was a sunny day and high teens/low twenties, once out of the wind it was lovely. Snow shoes all the way down. |
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 | Name: |
Tom Graefe |
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 | E-Mail: |
tmgraefe@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-14 |
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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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