An experienced hiker has been found dead after an apparent fall in icy conditions in the White Mountains. According to a news release from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 44-year-old Chris Huyler of Littleton set off on Friday to scout out snow conditions in an area in the middle of Cannon Ball through the Coppermine Brook Valley.

A 44-year-old New Hampshire man has died while hiking in the White Mountains after falling in icy conditions, according to state officials.

Christopher Huyler’s body was found around 1 a.m. at approximately 2,800 feet in elevation, near a steep, icy slide in the Coppermine Brook valley, officials said.