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Sunday, March 12. 2017

The Tuckerman Cult - New Hampshire


Not really a cult, but it's on most skiiers' bucket list to ski Tuckerman's Ravline. No lifts - except your legs. It's a serious workout. The snow up there on Mt. Washington can be great deep powder in early April.


There is no such thing as reliably nice weather on Mt. Washington,  but most New Englanders have vowed to climb it in summer if not winter. Hiking to the top of Mt. W in winter is an ultra-macho and dangerous adventure, but hiking up the ravine is do-able with skis on your back. Hike Mt. Washington Via the Tuckerman Ravine Trail




A friend skied it last week with his 7 year-old son. He ended up carrying the kid's backpack and his skis up. Just one torturous hike up and one wild and hairy run down. Pick your ski route down carefully. It's rugged, lots of rocks. Hiking up Mt. Washington in summer is a good outing, much easier but still a leg challenge.



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My brother-in-law has skied this several times. I have not, and am now probably too old to really make a serious attempt.
#1 Bulldog on 2015-04-14 13:51 (Reply)
Doubt I could make it up.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2015-04-14 17:01 (Reply)
A friend of mine had both legs broken by some crazy skier coming down the ravine. He was hiking near the bottom...

Not for the faint-hearted.

On the other hand, the hiking up and around Mt.Washington is beautiful and deadly. On average, one person dies of exposure every year.
#2 EarlWer on 2015-04-14 20:06 (Reply)
I'm not a skier, but one of my high school friends who had skied since he was "knee high to a grasshopper," had skied Tuckerman's a lot.
#3 Gringo on 2015-04-14 22:20 (Reply)
The clan was there last week, to support a family member in a race. The "headwall" is crazy scary, so I am told.
#4 uplate on 2015-04-15 11:32 (Reply)
My wife and I hiked Mount Washington last year over the Memorial Day weekend. We hiked the Tuckerman's Ravine trail. There were still hard core skiers and snowboarders making runs on the remaining snow. Crazy steep. Great hike up Washington. The last mile is nothing more than a giant rock pile though and then you contend with the tourists who drove up or took the cog. Not your typical White Mountain mountaintop experience.
#5 Hank on 2017-03-12 13:44 (Reply)
I hiked the Tuckerman Ravine Trail up to the top in early '70s (late summer). Strange how one arrives at the summit area and can buy a cup of coffee. Definitely different from ascents of Mt Katahdin or Mt Rainier. I suppose Katahdin is more comparable to Mt Washington, but the Hunt Trail is still a ballbuster. Out here a great hike is Harney Peak, highest in the Black Hills. Bear Butte is also fun.
#6 dhmosquito on 2017-03-12 13:56 (Reply)
Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, 1907. "Gate of notch toward Crawford House, White Mountains.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/21805#comments
#7 feeblemind on 2017-03-12 15:56 (Reply)

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