Tuckerman's Ravine (on the flanks of Mount Washington, New Hampshire) reminds me so much of the back coire at Nevis Range ski centre but evidently gets much more hectic at the weekend in springtime ...
Blimey, and most of them are just walking in ski boots I guess (I can't see much skinning going on) or maybe proper boots then changing at the top?) At least the back coires at Nevis are pretty much lift served.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
wigan, Unless you have mountaineering boots with crampons its easier to boot up in ski boots is it not. Even if you do use different boots its not worth the hassle for marginal benefit. Time lapse is good but its very over exposed.
It's a mecca for the telemarkers. But for the alpine skiers, most hike the lower section in ("proper") hiking boots, change into ski boots at a spot called "lunch rock" (usually after having "lunch"), then boot up the upper section.
This is still high time to ski Tuckerman. It's full of snow from the epic season we had.
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
The guy (pink hat, green jacket) seems to be sitting on the rock for the whole time. Lazy git.
After all it is free
After all it is free
Some people do hike up to just watch.
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Maybe it's his camera and he doesn't want it nicked
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Tuckerman is a very popular hiking route. But obviously in the winter, you can't really hike to the top unless you have all the mountaineering gear. So it's quite common for summer hikers who got too much cabin fever in the long winter to get out and hike as far up as they can in early spring. They just can't wait any longer till proper summer.
So you have a few hikers mixing in with the skiers.
Me? I don't bother with hiking much unless I get to descend it on ski!
It kind of corresponds with the Nevis Braveheart chair (rarely running) i.e. no real use for access but good for using the lower 1/2 of the bowl when in condition. At Nevis Range, the only direct way to the back coire is to ski in from the main area because cornices and very steep scarps prevent climbing to its plateau without mountaineering kit in the way that skiers/hikers are accessing Tuckerman's.
Sadly, though I said it reminds me of Tuckerman's, the back bowl at Nevis Range doesn't get anywhere near the amount of snow that accumulates there.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Far more went up than came back down!
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Mr Marmot, rather than skiing back down to spend the afternoon on that drag lift, most of them go on up from there via the covered, heated quad to the summit.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
moffatross I don't know the place. I only know what I can see in the video. I certainly can't see any drag lift. I also can't understand why the only access to a summit-reaching heated quad is via an up-hill hike.
Obviously, I might be missing something. That something might even be that you are jesting with me! Doesn't matter, I know I'm stooopid.
I stiil believe there might be hundreds of hikers left up on that ridge!
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Mr Marmot, you not stoopid, t'was me fooling around a bit but you missed the link above. I found a page at the site abc linked to ( http://timefortuckerman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1717 ) that had a photo of a T-Bar which confused the hell out of me the first time I looked at it until I read the rest of the post. It's positioned so uncannily like the lonely and venerable Braveheart chair at Nevis range that I couldn't help drawing another parallel.
Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
A video for a bit of the history, told by current skiers:
FAQ
Poster: A snowHead
