Tuckerman's

**DarkKnight** · 03-13-2008, 05:49 PM

Has anyone heard about how Tuckerman's is this year or how it will be?
I was thinking about going up with a few buddies late april/early may.

**trainnvain** · 03-13-2008, 05:59 PM

What's tuckerman's?

**cl1953** · 03-13-2008, 06:01 PM

Is this it?

**Powdah** · 03-13-2008, 06:02 PM

I think it's similar to Tuckerman.

Tuckerman.org lot's of snow, lot's of slides, lot's of ice right now

**jahroy** · 03-13-2008, 06:05 PM

i'd check this out.
and more specifically this.

**_Aaron_** · 03-13-2008, 06:32 PM

Ive got a trip planned you the last week of march. PM me afterward and Ill let you know how it looked.

**DarkKnight** · 03-13-2008, 07:00 PM

cool.
thanks.

**DarkKnight** · 03-13-2008, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by trainnvain

What's tuckerman's?

Tuckerman's Ravine

it's some back country skiing Mt. Wahsington.

**Tick** · 03-13-2008, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by DarkKnight

Tuckerman's Ravine

it's some back country skiing Mt. Wahsington.

It's also a damn good place to drink beer and watch extreme sledding!

I can't wait to get over there when the snowpack is safe.

**usarugger** · 03-13-2008, 07:11 PM

Was up in the Bowl for a Avi class 3 weeks ago and the bowl looked real full. A bunch of rain, freeze cycles have built a super solid rain crust base. Should be a good, long season.

**snowmonster** · 03-13-2008, 10:02 PM

Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire is a great place for spring skiing. Best times to go are in April to May. It's about a two-hour hike in from the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center to the caretaker's cabin on Hermit Lake (HoJO's) then a 45 minute hike into the bowl itself. Best way out is to ski back to Pinkham Notch on the Sherburne Trail which takes about 30 minutes. If the Sherburne is closed, it's a 2-hour hike out.

Hiked up to HoJo's last Saturday. Considerable avalanche danger in the bowl and, being solo, did not go any further. Sherburne had good cover but, since it was raining that day, conditions and visibility were tricky. From what I could see though the fog and the reports I've been reading, looks like good cover in the bowl. It should be a good spring skiing season. I'm planning to head back sometime in mid-April. Check out www.timefortuckerman.org for info.

**crashnburn'd** · 03-13-2008, 10:07 PM

Thanks snowmoster!! I had no idea about any of that!! Ski the East!

**KillingCokes** · 03-13-2008, 10:07 PM

I'm sorry but

FUCKING SEARCH FUNCTION, JONG

Unless this is a joke, then carry on.

**DarkKnight** · 03-14-2008, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Tick

It's also a damn good place to drink beer and watch extreme sledding!

i'm going up to Cardigan or Franconia this weekend to do some extreme sledding. A friend of mine just did Cardigan a couple times, and he said it was sweet.

**H-man** · 03-14-2008, 05:07 AM

Check out the post counts next to the different responses.

Now back to your regularly scheduled Tuckerman beta.

**gpcharles** · 03-14-2008, 05:33 AM

darkknight, if you haven't figured it out, i'm pretty sure you were getting ribbed for putting the possessive "apostrophe-s" on tuckerman (which isn't there, but alot of people tack on anyway)

**RobT** · 03-14-2008, 07:09 AM

Threadjack:
I'm headed out east for a first time to attempt a decent or ten of the ravine in April and am not sure what gear to bring. AT set up: Movement Pow-Pow ltd's, Naxos and Adrenalines (skins?) or alpine gear?

Rob

**gpcharles** · 03-14-2008, 07:13 AM

many people do the ravine with straight alpine gear. if the trail to the ravine is snowpacked, skins can't hurt (to make your life easier), but by late april don't count on snow down to the valley.

**strawjack** · 03-14-2008, 07:22 AM

its in the tetons right next to glory bowl...morons!

**DarkKnight** · 03-14-2008, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by strawjack

its in the tetons right next to glory bowl...morons!

I hope that you are joking

**twodogs** · 03-14-2008, 02:13 PM

Darknight. Stop being a clueless JONG immediately.

Originally Posted by snowmonster

Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire is a great place for spring skiing. Best times to go are in April to May. It's about a two-hour hike in from the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center to the caretaker's cabin on Hermit Lake (HoJO's) then a 45 minute hike into the bowl itself. Best way out is to ski back to Pinkham Notch on the Sherburne Trail which takes about 30 minutes. If the Sherburne is closed, it's a 2-hour hike out.

**korup** · 03-14-2008, 02:20 PM

The Hermit Lake Shelters are accessed via the Tuckerman Ravine Trail. Beginning at Pinkham Notch (el 2,032 ft) on Route 16, this trail ascends to Hermit Lake (el 3,875 ft) in 2.5 miles. Approx hiking time is 2 hours.

1800 v.f. and 2.5 miles in 2 hrs? CORE to the CORE!! (couldn't resist).