Tuckerman Ravine

[roark]

Assuming the weather is good I'm hoping to head up to Tuck's this weekend. IIRC Andyzee was out. Anybody else thinking about it?

 

[andyzee]

Assuming the weather is good I'm hoping to head up to Tuck's this weekend. IIRC Andyzee was out. Anybody else thinking about it?

Yep, can't do this Saturday, but hoping to be in Killington this Sunday. Hoping to get up to Tucks on the 3rd or 4th weekend in May.

 

[cbcbd]

Yep, can't do this Saturday, but hoping to be in Killington this Sunday. Hoping to get up to Tucks on the 3rd or 4th weekend in May.

Hmm... I'd try earlier, or have fun walking out from the bowl - it's going fast.

 

[andyzee]

Hmm... I'd try earlier, or have fun walking out from the bowl - it's going fast.

Thanks for the report. The earliest I can do is the the third weekend in May, so if conditions are good, I'm there, if not, I'm not.

 

[riverc0il]

May go for either GoS, Hillmans, or Tuckerman this weekend. Currently undecided pending weather and mid-week reports. I always favor Hillmans when down hiking from the Ravine is required to avoid the down climb.

 

[YardSaleDad]

Thanks for the report. The earliest I can do is the the third weekend in May, so if conditions are good, I'm there, if not, I'm not.

That's the spectacular weekend.

http://www.hangglidingspectacular.com/

 

[cbcbd]

May go for either GoS, Hillmans, or Tuckerman this weekend. Currently undecided pending weather and mid-week reports. I always favor Hillmans when down hiking from the Ravine is required to avoid the down climb.

Hillmans was good. Bumpy towards the top steeper section. I went right at the fork by the ranger's suggestion. I only saw the bottom part of the GOS trail, but it looked like it had more coverage than the Sherb... at least where they separate, but I could be totally wrong. Took off my skis twice at the steeper sections lower on the Sherb and took them off for good with about 100 of vertical feet to go. This was on Sunday, after the rains.

 

[riverc0il]

Hillmans was good. Bumpy towards the top steeper section. I went right at the fork by the ranger's suggestion. I only saw the bottom part of the GOS trail, but it looked like it had more coverage than the Sherb... at least where they separate, but I could be totally wrong. Took off my skis twice at the steeper sections lower on the Sherb and took them off for good with about 100 of vertical feet to go. This was on Sunday, after the rains.

GoS trail and the Sherburne trail do not separate as they never run together. You may have been looking at the Boott Spur trail? That cuts across the Sherburne within a few hundred feet of the Pinkham lot. I would anticipate the GoS trail having a LOT less coverage than the Sherbie since it is less skied, less packed, and has many exposed south easterly facing turns.

 

[cbcbd]

GoS trail and the Sherburne trail do not separate as they never run together. You may have been looking at the Boott Spur trail? That cuts across the Sherburne within a few hundred feet of the Pinkham lot. I would anticipate the GoS trail having a LOT less coverage than the Sherbie since it is less skied, less packed, and has many exposed south easterly facing turns.

I think the doing in factor might be drainage on the trails. The sections on the Sherb that were really bare were the steeper ones where there was a lot of opportunity for running water. The major killer this past weekend was the rains, the sun never came out. But that was this weekend... from here on it's anyone's guess.

"Where they separate" - I just meant that as you walk in from the end of the parking lot you go in at the sign for the Sherb and GOS trails. Shortly you'll cross a bridge - after the bridge the Sherb goes to the right and the GOS to the left.

 

[riverc0il]

Ah, gotcha. There might have been some snow in the protected woods, but on the trail proper, GoS melts out much quicker and I would be surprised if you could even put on skins within the first half of the ski trail proper at this point. Last year a few of us hiked up the GoS 3/4 before we could skin when the TRT and sherbie were very much still in play towards the bottom. Drainage may be an issue, but the GoS is such a completely different beast due to facing and lack of packing of snow. The damn snow cats go up the sherb for crying out load, lol. Good thing for snow preservation I guess.

 

[andyzee]

RoarK, Snowmonster, what's the story, we on for this weekend? Or was it just the beer talking yesterday :beer:

 

[roark]

So long as I get my work done I'm game.

 

[andyzee]

So long as I get my work done I'm game.

Guys, like I said yesterday, let me know as soon as possible, I would have to schedule a day off work. If I find out you guys are in, I'll take off Friday, drive up and plan on hiking and skiing Saturday.

Anyone else up for Tucks this coming weekend?

 

[snowmonster]

Andy, that wasn't the beer talking. I'm in.

I'm aching from yesterday's hike but I'll be good to go for the weekend. We need to do this as early as possible. Third week of May and I think we're looking at a longer hike for less snow. Is trailboss in? Thaller, jerryg and snoseek on the SR board may be interested too.

 

[andyzee]

Andy, that wasn't the beer talking. I'm in.

I'm aching from yesterday's hike but I'll be good to go for the weekend. We need to do this as early as possible. Third week of May and I think we're looking at a longer hike for less snow. Is trailboss in? Thaller, jerryg and snoseek on the SR board may be interested too.

OK, if your good to go, then I'll put in for a day off Friday. I think Thaller1 is down in Miami.

 

[cbcbd]

Third week of May and I think we're looking at a longer hike for less snow.

Once they open up the auto road all the way to the top you can drive up and ski the North eastern snowfields and Great Gully. North Eastern snowfields had a good amount of snow there this weekend.

 

[andyzee]

Started a new date specific thread here: http://forums.alpinezone.com/16199-tuckerman-ravine-05-12-07-a.html

 

[David Metsky]

Once they open up the auto road all the way to the top you can drive up and ski the North eastern snowfields and Great Gully.

Great Gully is in King Ravine. I think you mean Great Gulf.