Tuckermans Ravine Memorial Day Weekend

[andyzee]

Originally Posted by riverc0il

I understand doing what ever it takes to get in as much quality skiing as possible I guess I have done okay in the ladies department. I dragged the significant other up to Tuckerman one time to watch me ski (she doesn't ski and wanted to go hiking) and it was a great trip. That was the day a car sized boulder detached from the Chute area while I was skiing Left Gully and almost decapitated a skier. She still lets me go skiing on Mount Washington after seeing that, so I must be doing something right!

Damn, you ain't chittin! After seeing something like that, I don't know if I'd want to go again.

[salida]

Andy-- If you hike down to the X marked in red on this attachment to the top of the great gulf, its a really nice viewpoint. Having worked at the observatory for a summer, this is one of my favorite places on the summit cone. Also going down the tux trail to the top of the ravine (somewhere over by lions head preferably) is very nice.

-porter

[andyzee]

Originally Posted by salida

Andy-- If you hike down to the X marked in red on this attachment to the top of the great gulf, its a really nice viewpoint. Having worked at the observatory for a summer, this is one of my favorite places on the summit cone. Also going down the tux trail to the top of the ravine (somewhere over by lions head preferably) is very nice.

-porter

Hey thanks, I'll be sure to print that out and take it with me. If conditions are good, we plan on hiking to tucks Sunday, you and G going to be there? If so, I'll be sure to have my camcorder ready

[salida]

HA. I have no idea yet. We are camping up in Northern NH and haven't set the itinerary yet. Items on the list are Grafton Notch (which is only a few miles away), Sugarloaf (which still has a lot of snow), and Tuckerman. Depending on the weather Sunday we might be there. I'm out for anymore falls or rock drops though (the knee has some cartilage in sore need of repair).

So the short answer is maybe. Hope you have some fun up there. The look-out over the great gulf is one of my favorite places. If you descend a little bit into the gulf you can escape all views of anything man-made, which is a really cool feeling.

porter

[awf170]

Originally Posted by salida

HA. I have no idea yet. We are camping up in Northern NH and haven't set the itinerary yet. Items on the list are Grafton Notch (which is only a few miles away), Sugarloaf (which still has a lot of snow), and Tuckerman.

Looking for snow in Grafton?



Also Andy: If you take the auto road route take a hike over to clay. It is like a mile or so and has awesome views. Plus you will be able to look down into all the awesome skiing options in the Great Gulf.

[JimG.]

Originally Posted by riverc0il

That was the day a car sized boulder detached from the Chute area while I was skiing Left Gully and almost decapitated a skier. She still lets me go skiing on Mount Washington after seeing that, so I must be doing something right!

Still "lets" you go, huh?

Do you have a big life insurance policy Steve?

Just kidding.

[ski_resort_observer]

Originally Posted by JimG.

Andy, you've got to lose the "s" from Tuckerman Ravine.

Every time I look at this thread I go nuts seeing that "s" in "Tuckermans" (Bleeech); it's "Tuckerman"

While Tuckerman Ravine seems to be correct plenty of references call it both Tuckermans or Tuckerman's

[JimG.]

Originally Posted by ski_resort_observer

Every reference I have says Tuckerman's Ravine

Aaarrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Don't you start too.

[ski_resort_observer]

Originally Posted by JimG.

Aaarrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Don't you start too.

sorry Jim, don't mean to drive you crazy. Here is one that uses Andy's reference
http://tvl1.geo.uc.edu/ice/Image/eroland/198-6.html

I wonder if it's a similar thing to Jackson Hole. JH was named for trapper Davey Jackson and for many years it was called Jackson's Hole, changed somewhere along the line to Jackson Hole.

From now on I promise I will always refer to it as Tuckerman Ravine.

[JimG.]

Originally Posted by ski_resort_observer

sorry Jim, don't mean to drive you crazy. Here is one that uses Andy's reference
http://tvl1.geo.uc.edu/ice/Image/eroland/198-6.html

I wonder if it's a similar thing to Jackson Hole. JH was named for trapper Davey Jackson and for many years it was called Jackson's Hole, changed somewhere along the line to Jackson Hole.

From now on I promise I will always refer to it as Tuckerman Ravine.

Probably an apt comparison...I'm referring to the common usage of the term I've known since my days at Dartmouth in the late 70's. It's always been Tuckerman Ravine to me.

Folks who used "Tuckerman's" were considered newbies who didin't know any better and they were often corrected on the spot.

In fact, I believe Dave Metsky asked the mods to correct another of Andy's threads for this reason.