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Tuckerman Ravine is a glacial cirque sloping eastward on the southeast face of Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Although it draws hikers throughout the year, and skiers throughout the winter, it is best known for the many "spring skiers" who ascend it on foot and ski down the steep slope from early April into July.
Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Phyllis Wilbur: June 3, 1948: 16 Maine: Injuries sustained from fall while skiing Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Paul Schiller: May 1, 1949: Unknown Massachusetts: Fall while skiing on Headwall Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Tor Staver: February 2, 1952: Unknown Norway: Injuries sustained from fall while ...
Matt's most renowned feat came on April 16, 1939, when in the Third "American Inferno", a top-to-bottom race of Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, he "schussed" (skied straight downhill without turning) the steep and infamous Headwall. His time for the 4-mile (6.4 km) race was 6 minutes 29.2 seconds, with an estimated top ...
A skier has died after she fell nearly 600 feet down an icy ravine on Mount Washington in New Hampshire over the weekend, officials say. The woman and two others were backcountry skiing on ...
Tuckerman Ravine is particularly popular in the spring, when the sun begins to soften the snow. On some days, hundreds of skiers and snowboarders make the 3-mile (5-kilometer) hike to the ravine ...
The 20 year old fell at Tuckerman Ravine while skiing in difficult conditions, officials say. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The Tuckerman Ravine Trail is the most popular trail in the notch, ascending to the summit via the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine. [34] The Huntington Ravine Trail is widely considered the most difficult trail in New Hampshire, making its way up the precipitous headwall of neighboring Huntington Ravine, where there are several rock climbing ...
Storm clouds moving over the summit of Mount Washington and Tuckerman Ravine. Rescue operations began around 8:30 p.m. — and by 11 p.m., there were nine highly skilled rescuers on the summit.