Skiing Tuckerman Ravine in December.
A few early season storms brought Tuckerman Ravine into form this month. However, while we can usually expect to sneak a few early wiggles in on Mount Washington, it’s rare we get to shred Wasatch quality snow in New Hampshire at all, let alone early season tucks.
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I don’t have the skills (plus I am old!). Looks like a great adventure! Keep it up. Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas yall! Hope everyone’s enjoying the snow somewhere 🎄
Merry Xmas!!! I was really tempted to go this past Sunday (which is probably the day you were up there). I was worried about too sketchy avy conditions for a solo venture so I skied Moosilauke instead. Of course I regret my choice after watching your amazing video. What was the first run before you skied the Left Gully?
All that snow on tucks but Wildcat still has 6 trails open lol
Great video, have an awesome Christmas!
I'm just jealous you got away with camping in the AMC lot
Epic skiing bro, looking forward to the rest of the season!
My first time on Tuckerman Ravine, I was 20, my friends and I pitched a tent at 4am in Pinkham Notch to camp out and snowboard it. At 6am rangers woke us up, so we packed up and went after it 😅 this was 18 years ago. We do a little better now
What? 😂 amazing
Nice runs Ryan. Be safe
I need to get up there soon!
You see that big avy on Hillmans Highway?
30 years ago, I went up there with two buddies. We hiked up on a Friday afternoon, with plans to camp for the night and ski the next morning. We were young and didn’t know the rules. Pitched our tent, started a fire and began cooking supper…..turkey drumsticks. We heard somebody yelling, which was weird because we thought we were alone on the mountain. It was Ranger Rick! He was extremely upset! He said he hadn’t smelled a campfire up there in 20 years! He educated us on the “rules”. We didn’t have enough cash to stay in the hut, so we hiked down to that bridge you went over and spent the night on the bridge in our sleeping bags. I think he ticketed us as well.
Probably the best pow I’ve seen anyone ski there!
Always looks like boilerplate crust in every other video.
Thanks for bringing us along for the epic ride!
Isn't that "Hillman's Highway" ~ on the left. ??? Not actually "The Bowl". So to speak. ??? Just don't know "these days." Maybe names have changed. Yea, I (was) usually there in April to May. Oh well. Still fond memories. Thanks so much for this one. 〰✨🌿👍🌿✨〰
What boots are you using with those black editions? I have some 94 tours with the same bindings. Not super happy with my boots though. I have some backland xtd 120s from last year. Cool video!
Hike up in the spring. Still plenty of snow in the bowl. Take about 3 hrs. Depends if your a fast hiker. I did it in 2.15 hrs. ⛷️
Wow that an epic day for Tucks😂
I bet you wish there was a ski lift 😊
why
Insane good man
Nice video. I hope you invest in a drone
The average East Coast expert should not ski tucks for the first time before April. The avalanche risk is just too great before the snow settles into corn and the daily freeze/thaw cycle you get in spring.
Warmer weather makes rescue easier as well in case of injury.
Stay safe out there!
Love the old ho jos
Awesome run. Tucks at its best, you earned it. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed yourself.. You appear very knowledgeable about the area. I use to hike and ski there 50 years ago. Keep on skiing. Thank you for the post
That was awesome! I really enjoyed watching your video and am glad you had a great day up there. If I may make a request…it would be great to see you look back at Tuckermans when you get to the bottom and to point out which lines you actually skied. I've never skied it, but watch a fair amount of content about it and thought your video would be perfect for something like this. I recognize most folks already know or can figure out which lines you're skiing, but that's just my two cents. Nevertheless, I'll be subscribing to catch more content and follow your journey. Great video!