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 Mountain Layout—Skiing & Snowboarding
Although skiing Tuck’s is only for experts, as it ranges anywhere from 40-55 degrees in pitch, less experienced folks still make the trek either to watch or ski the shallower terrain close to the ravine floor (or more recently, to tube it). Most people head straight for Lunch Rocks, an outcropping on the right as you hike in. From here, you can kick steps into the snow and hike up any of the gullies or the famous headwall. The aerobically ambitious can hike all the way to Mt. Washington’s summit and ski the more gentle snow fields above the Ravine. But remember, the only way back down is via the Ravine’s precipitously steep terrain. At day’s end, you either ski down the Sherburne Trail or, if snow is thin, hike down the way you came. For weather and trail information, call (603) 466-2721.
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trip to Tuckerman Ravine on the east side of Mt. Washington is a
rite of spring for New England’s skier and riders. Called the
birthplace of extreme skiing, skiers have hiked into this snow-filled
glacial cirque since 1914, and in the 1930s, races were held here.
In fact, the first giant slalom in the United States was held in
Tuckerman, as well as a truly sick event called the American Inferno,
which started at the very summit of Mt. Washington and ended 4,200
feet lower at Pinkham Notch. The only trick is that you get to Tuckerman
the old-fashioned way: You hike in. From the Pinkham Notch Visitor’s
Center, a wide trail climbs 2 miles to a hut called HoJo’s.
Although visitors are no longer allowed to sleep (or even warm up)
in the hut, it has camping and outhouse facilities. From here, the
floor of the Ravine is reached via a steep hike.
