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Tucks Condition This Year?

Rowsdower

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Looks like I may be taking a trip to the White Mountains this May or June. I plan on hiking around the Presidentials and thought about checking out Tuckerman's Ravine. I've never been, but I know historically it holds snow into June or July. Seeing as how bad a year we've had, is there any chance Tucks will be skiable this May/June?

I figure the snowpack is already pretty thin up there, but just wanted to get some better opinions on the matter.
 

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I'm curious as well. I was stunned as to how low the snow is on Lafayette as I drove by today. Same for what I could see of the Presidentials, but like Lafayette those are the western sides that are pretty exposed to sun.
 

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How many of the rain events were rain up high on Mount Washington? I never really paid attention.
 

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How many of the rain events were rain up high on Mount Washington? I never really paid attention.

Most if not all. The base on Tucks has the same weather as the summit of Wildcat.


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Looks like I may be taking a trip to the White Mountains this May or June. I plan on hiking around the Presidentials and thought about checking out Tuckerman's Ravine. I've never been, but I know historically it holds snow into June or July. Seeing as how bad a year we've had, is there any chance Tucks will be skiable this May/June?

I figure the snowpack is already pretty thin up there, but just wanted to get some better opinions on the matter.

T4T guys do a slack fest on Memorial day , Auto road and walk to snowfields 700'ish vert. This year?
 

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Staying in Vt this spring way to thin to bother to much walking nothing is filled in sad sad spring


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machski

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Some parts of Tucks may be skiable in April, doubt if the man headwall will be without several good storms March/April. No way it makes it out of April at this rate. And I would plan to be hiking in and out, Sherburn will not be holding snow this year.
 

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This is from today. Just cell phone pics. Didn't have my camera with good zoom.
 

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