Tuckerman Ravine, 2 Day Trip in April

andyzee · Apr 8, 2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thetrailboss

So we are camping out at the shelters?

Well that's what I was talking about all along. Not important though, could just hike up early morning, say 6. You tell me.

**thetrailboss** · Apr 8, 2008, 1:08 PM

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Originally Posted by andyzee

Well that's what I was talking about all along. Not important though, could just hike up early morning, say 6. You tell me.

Anyone know what getting a shelter requires? Reservations? First come, first serve?

dmc · Apr 8, 2008, 1:15 PM

First come first serve... Like $8 bucks a night..

andyzee · Apr 8, 2008, 1:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dmc

First come first serve... Like $8 bucks a night..

Last I checked, I think it was $10. First come first serve. I figure if we head up on Friday, we have a better chance of getting a spot. Get spot, hike up to the summit, maybe check out some terrain in the Great Gulf. Then spend Saturday skiing Tux and head back down Sunday

If there's an issue getting a shelter, then get a hotel in Gorham for the night and hike up early Saturday.

dmc · Apr 8, 2008, 1:37 PM

You can always use a tent platform.. If they aren't totally covered with snow..

andyzee · Apr 8, 2008, 1:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dmc

You can always use a tent platform.. If they aren't totally covered with snow..

Other then not being covered, how are they differnent from leantos? Charge? Reservations?

dmc · Apr 8, 2008, 2:42 PM

I think you still have to pay.. They are a little more remote.. Although sometimes the path to the shelters goes right through them.. But you don't have to share a shelter...

**thetrailboss** · Apr 9, 2008, 9:37 AM

OK, so we are talking the weekend of the 25th, yes?

andyzee · Apr 9, 2008, 9:44 AM

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Originally Posted by thetrailboss

OK, so we are talking the weekend of the 25th, yes?

Yes sir, not written in stone, but I would like to:

Arrive Friday morning, get a leanto.
Perhaps hike to the summit and may check out the Great gulf
If snowfields are skiable ski back down to tux
Spend night
Ski Tux on Saturday and then either ski down or spend another night and ski down the next morning.

Of course all the above depends on conditions. And I am open to suggestion. Let me know what you think. Snowmonster,. what say you? Kingslug?

snowmonster · Apr 9, 2008, 10:04 AM

IF the knee is strong enough, I'll be up for the day on Friday (25th). I'll be in early and out the same day.

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dmc DMC TUX Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 5,757	First come first serve... Like $8 bucks a night.. __________________ "The snowboard track is the most aesthetic and ephemeral passage that man can leave on a mountain" Stephen Koch ------------------ DMCs Interactive Tuckerman Ravine Map

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dmc DMC TUX Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 5,757	You can always use a tent platform.. If they aren't totally covered with snow.. __________________ "The snowboard track is the most aesthetic and ephemeral passage that man can leave on a mountain" Stephen Koch ------------------ DMCs Interactive Tuckerman Ravine Map

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dmc DMC TUX Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 5,757	I think you still have to pay.. They are a little more remote.. Although sometimes the path to the shelters goes right through them.. But you don't have to share a shelter... __________________ "The snowboard track is the most aesthetic and ephemeral passage that man can leave on a mountain" Stephen Koch ------------------ DMCs Interactive Tuckerman Ravine Map

Apr 9, 2008, 9:37 AM	#78 (permalink)
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