Conditions Report
4th of July Bowl, Indy Pass, The Great One, Mt. Hood… Argentina?. There are plenty of classic places to go make some celebratory 4th of July turns. Skiing on the 4th is a fantastic tradition that exercises your freedom as an American to the max. I often here people say though that skiing on the 4th is only for Colorado, or Volcanoes in the Pac NW. If you are stuck on the East Coast you are out of luck.
Not true though! Tuckerman ravine often holds snow into July, and occasionally even August. It is a quick and beautiful hike. This year there was about 500ft of skiable snow left in the run formerly known as Sluice.
I left Stowe, VT at 4:30 am and pulled into a nearly empty lot at 7:30. I jogged up to Hermit Lake, ate a bite and kept climbing.
The Sluice Glacier was looking good and dirty. A couple stream were flowing underneath it, but it looked safe enough.
i took 4 runs for the 4th and called it a day. On my way down I ran into the Northeastern Outing Club on their annual pilgrimage to Tucks. They were is stellar form, decked out in ‘Murica wear, bikinis, grill and beers in hand.
I celebrated the 4th of July, skiing in July, and my 23rd consecutive month skiing with a quick dip in the creek on the way down.
What a way to celebrate this freedoms we are fortunate enough to have in this country!
Unbelievable! I admire you! Your skiing efforts are just what I would like to practise.
Thanks Jan! It only takes a little bit of energy, commitment and crazy:)
Thanks Travis, and MadPatSki,
You can continue following along on my adventures, as I train for and attempt to break the record for most vertical feet earned in a year, here on Snowbrains.com, on instagram @airandrice and on my website airandrice.com
MadPatSki,
Tell me more about lift serve in the Laurentians!
Pretty dirty skanky looking snow.
I’ve skied tucks about 8 times on Memorial day.
July turns in the East are always fun. Never a terrible day when you’re making July turns at Tuckerman. It’s been at least a decade since they were enough snow to make August turns; since I’ve started my own ski streak almost 10 years ago, the last turns never passed beyond mid-July.
Congrats on month 23. This year I decided to go for some Eastern “lift serve” turns (say what???) in the Laurentians. 😛
Very cool!