Tuckerman Brewing Co.

Tuckerman photo by permission O'Neill Prints

Tuckerman Ravine

An unparalleled place for adventure and history, Tuckerman Ravine is a glacial cirque located on Mt. Washingtonís southeast flank. The combination of constantly changing weather conditions and the danger of avalanches and falling ice, makes Tuckerman Ravine a menacing backcountry ski destination. However, since 1913, people in droves have Spring skied the 700 drop from the headwall to the base, and presently, thousands of visitors hike up to the Ravine each spring to ski or to watch.

"Attracting notice when skiing was young for the prodigious depths of its snowfields formed when winter winds sweep volumes of snow off the alpine lawns of Mt. Washington and funnel great accumulations into this cirque, Tuckerman Ravine would become a springtime mecca to skiers seeking to extend the ski season, and in the process would become the birthplace of what is today called extreme skiing. . .While the steepness varies from year to year depending upon the depth of the snowpack, the ski runs of the ravine are at least 40 degrees at their steepest points, and many are over 50 degrees. By contrast, few expert trails at resorts are steeper than 35 degrees.", wrote Jeffrey Leich in the Summer 1998 newsletter of the New England Ski Museum.

The Ski Museum currently is featuring an exhibit of the history of skiing at Tuckerman Ravine, complete with an amazing collection of early photographs.

For more information about Tuckerman Ravine try the following sites:

Time for Tuckerman
Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol
The New England Ski Museum

For information about current Tuckerman Ravine weather and avalanche & ski reports, see the following:

Mt. Washington Observatory
Mt. Washington Weather Forecast

For information about other things to do while visiting the Mt. Washington Valley, try the following:

The Appalachian Mountain Club
The Tuckerman Ravine Page