Manky Earned Turns at Ragged

[Abubob]

Date(s) Skied: April 21, 2013


Resort or Ski Area: Ragged Mt. New Hampshire


Conditions: Manky and Rotting to Buttered Corn.


Trip Report: Ragged was a ghost town this Sunday afternoon. No lines. No lifts running. Lodge locked. They’ve been closed for two weeks. Only one thing to do. Skin up. I only really had time for one run. Well it took me an hour to get up Lower Ridge. I stop a lot. My skin pace makes the Spear Triple seem like the Acela Express. But I enjoyed it. Here’s some photos:


Fork in the road by Bob Misu, on Flickr


P4213725 by Bob Misu, on Flickr


P4213726 by Bob Misu, on Flickr


Its going fast by Bob Misu, on Flickr


Shining Tower and the Narrow Way by Bob Misu, on Flickr


Last tracks? by Bob Misu, on Flickr

The full set on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasabibob/sets/72157633300014124/

 

[Bumpsis]

Very nice!
I was thinking about doing the same at Cannon today, but chronic issues with Achilles heel tendon won. I don't even have equipment for skinning up, so it would have been just a hike up. No hiking for me this spring...
Went biking instead.

 

[podunk77]

Many thanks for the pics, abubob. God how I love that mountain.

 

[marcski]

I've never skied Ragged. But my daughter's camp is located right over the backside of Ragged Mt.

 

[Quietman]

I've been hiking Crotched since it closed, last time was yesterday 4/21. Coverage is thining out but still skied top to bottom minus 100 yards at the top and 25' at the bottom. Great way to get exercise and late season turns.

http://www.crotchedmountain.com/live_cam.html

 

[Angus]

skied Cannon on Saturday but started down before reaching summit due to re-freezing of snow and some flurries. plenty of snow. zoomer's/avalanche we very nice.

 

[Abubob]

Very nice!
I was thinking about doing the same at Cannon today, but chronic issues with Achilles heel tendon won. I don't even have equipment for skinning up, so it would have been just a hike up. No hiking for me this spring...
Went biking instead.

Sorry to hear about your heel problems. Riding your bike doesn't hurt? Before I had the AT equipment I hiked Ragged a couple of times. It is so much easier to skin. All my stuff is used so it wasn't terribly expensive.

skied Cannon on Saturday but started down before reaching summit due to re-freezing of snow and some flurries. plenty of snow. zoomer's/avalanche we very nice.

Maybe I'll try Cannon next weekend. Seeing what Cannon had years ago after closing got me thinking about hiking for turns in the first place. Ragged is right down the road from me so its a given that I go there first. It's just too dang early to stop!