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Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Phyllis Wilbur: June 3, 1948: 16 Maine: Injuries sustained from fall while skiing Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Paul Schiller: May 1, 1949: Unknown Massachusetts: Fall while skiing on Headwall Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Tor Staver: February 2, 1952: Unknown Norway: Injuries sustained from fall while ...
The ravine is named after botanist Edward Tuckerman who studied alpine plants and lichens in the area in the 1830s and 1840s. According to the New England Ski Museum, the first recorded use of skis on Mount Washington was by a Dr. Wiskott of Breslau, Germany, who skied on the mountain in 1899, while the first skier in Tuckerman Ravine was John S. Apperson of Schenectady, New York, in April 1914.
The 20 year old fell at Tuckerman Ravine while skiing in difficult conditions, officials say.
Matt's most renowned feat came on April 16, 1939, when in the Third "American Inferno", a top-to-bottom race of Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, he "schussed" (skied straight downhill without turning) the steep and infamous Headwall. His time for the 4-mile (6.4 km) race was 6 minutes 29.2 seconds, with an estimated top ...
The most common hiking trail approach to the summit is via the 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Tuckerman Ravine Trail. It starts at the Pinkham Notch camp area and gains 4,280 feet (1,300 m), leading straight up the bowl of Tuckerman Ravine [48] via a series of steep rock steps that afford views of the ravine and across the notch to Wildcat Mountain.
Tuckerman's Ravine, found on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, is a popular location for extreme skiing in North America. The key North American skiers who popularized the sport include: Doug Coombs , Shane McConkey , Seth Morrison , David W. Kraft , Glen Plake and Scot Schmidt , known as The Extreme-6 and all considered among the top extreme ...
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But i'm pretty sure (from having seen their tracks in the snow) that they cut back and forth between the Tuckerman Ravine Trail and the parallel ski trail, which would make the statement misleading even if they carried non-employees up (or non-injured non-employees down). Sno-Cats do operate on Mt W in winter, along the Auto Road.