TR: Tuckerman Ravine 4/22

[jumpturn]

Headed over to Pinkham Notch early, and barely managed to score a parking place. The place was mobbed. Skinned up to HoJos in 70 minutes. Crowds everywhere. Continued skinning up to Right Gully, and then cut over to plodding up the staircase.

Lots of women doing stylish descents; a guy locking up with all new gear and a full pack.

Skinned over to Left Gully. Man the drop in looks pretty scary from above, but a couple girls insisted that it was only a 12 inch drop. Right, a 12 in crack in the snow and a 5 foot drop. Cruised down Left Gully and stopped for some photos. Tons of people hiking up.

Headed over to the Lip and booted up. Skied down. Tried to stop to get some photos, and fell over from the stop (!). Self arrested pronto with my skis (30' later). Bagged the photo op and continued down.

Booted up the Chute. Ran out of water and was totally parched. Too dry and too steep. Wimped out and did another run on the Lip.

Perhaps 500-600 people were up in the Ravine, and some were skiing lines that rarely come into shape.

Skiers on Right Right Gully, April 22, 2007


Lower part of Left Gully, April 22, 2007



Left Gully and the Chute, April 22, 2007


Skiers on the Chute (whoopsie!), April 22, 2007


Summit snow fields, April 22, 2007


Booting up to the Lip, April 22, 2007


Telemarker cranks Left Gully in style, April 22, 2007


A slow day for Ski Patrol, April 22, 2007


Where do you think those avalanche forecasts come from? April 22, 2007


Skiers on the Chute, April 22, 2007


Descending the crux of the Lip, April 22, 2007


Digging in below the ice fall on the Lip, April 22, 2007


Skiers on high on Right Gully, April 22, 2007

[Lone Star]

nice pics!! i like this one, because of how well it shows the terrain (and the upside down dude looks pretty funny):

[SummerSux]

Nice trip report.
That pic looks like my wife 3 years ago, she didnt stop til the bottom and hasnt been back up yet.

[skier666]

Sickter....

[shmerham]

What day were you there?

Lookin' good (the skiing, not the beards).

[H-man]

Schweet! Very nice pics.

[jumpturn]

Went back up yesterday (4/26) to tick off the Chute and Hillman's Highway. Here are a couple more photos.

Traversing under the Head Wall, April 26, 2007


Skiing the Lip, April 26, 2007


Skiing Left Gully, April 26, 2007


Cranking the steeps on Left Gully, April 26, 2007

[backcountryben]

jump-turn, nice pics! what was the snow like yesterday?

[Jay's Dip Powcher]

most excellent my friend

[jumpturn]

jump-turn, nice pics! what was the snow like yesterday?

Corn snow over a hard base. Kind of slidy on the higher angle, but plenty of fun!