Mt. Chocorua - White Mountains

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In early May, there'd be hardly any snow. The falls would be running at full volume. It takes 3 hours and change from the parking lot to the summit.

As for the clearing you're talking about; are you thinking of something before the falls, or after the falls?

I have hiked that particular trail; there are a few clearings before the falls, and only one reasonably large clearing after the falls. The falls are about a mile and three-quarters in from the trailhead at the parking lot.

That far south in NH in early May isn't likely to be snow-laden.

Hi,
I have lived in New Hampshire -- Rochester -- and currently live in Maine. I was a frequent hiker in the White Mountains and have hiked a lot of the trails.

Matter of fact, I had a 'hiking accident' where I broke my ankle in two places and had to be carried out by mountain rescue. That was a story to tell!

Anyhow, even in May, there are patches of snow and general ground snow remaining in the White Mountains. It basically depends on how mild or servere the winter was as to how wide spread it is. I have even been up the first 2 weeks of June and there was still snow, some as deep as a foot in places.

This year, as an example - I live in southern Maine and the Lake we fish at still had total ice coverage to the first weekend of June and in placing our lake to a point on the NH map, it would be just a little north of Rochester and south of the White Mountains. So yes, this year there was a lot of 'late' snow on the ground in the White Mountains.

Basically I would put thin ice around the shore/banks in slower water and have patches of snow around boulders etc and out of the winds and under the tree line. And it would be very chilly even when the sun is out. And whatever you do, don't forget the black flies! They were really bad this year!