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Skier Rescued with Life Threatening Leg Injury from Avalanche at Mt Washington, NH

A skier identified as Dominick Torro of Bow, New Hampshire, was skiing down “Airplane Gully” in the Great Gulf on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, with a friend when the duo triggered an avalanche on Saturday, December 9, 2023, around 11:35 a.m. According to a press release by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division, Torro suffered a life-threatening […]
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Man Killed Yesterday by Avalanche Near Tuckerman Ravine on Mt. Washington, NH

A man died Thursday afternoon after an avalanche near Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington, NH the US Forest Service said. The US Forest Service officials said the slide happened between the ravines in an area known as Raymond Cataract. Officials said the 75-foot avalanche was human-triggered and that the unidentified man was trapped for nearly an hour before crews were able […]
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Tuckerman: Quest for the the Unknown

The story doesn’t begin here, but many years ago. For as long as can remember the photograph hung on the living room wall. For a time I believe it resided over the fish tank. Then perhaps it was beside the door that nobody used. For close to three decades it hung without fail in my parents house. Then it moved. To our family camp, where it now remains. The point is not where, however, the point is what. The year was 1937, the month April, I believe. Not believe, know, being […]
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Ski the East | Tuckerman Ravine Trip Report

After a long, cold and mostly awesome winter, spring is advancing in full force across New England. Approaches are starting to melt out, sunscreen is appearing in my pack, and I even spotted golf clubs in the corner of the gear room the other day.This means the time has come for the annual pilgrimage to the Presidential Range as the calendar turns to April. Three days of exploring, climbing and sliding through the Washington weather show – and mother nature did not disappoint, dealing out an entire season’s […]
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Trip Report: Mt. Washington, NH & Tuckerman Ravine

An excellent weather window for the Presidential Range meant it was time to not only check Mt. Washington off my summit list, but most importantly recon some ski terrain in and around Tuckerman Ravine. Matt and I got an early start from Vermont and arrived at Hermit Lake by 9am where we would camp for the evening. Walking out the next morning validated our decision to go on a Friday when the crowds would be lighter […]
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