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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 Tuckerman Ravine Trail is the most popular trail in the notch, ascending to the summit via the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine. [34] The Huntington Ravine Trail is widely considered the most difficult trail in New Hampshire, making its way up the precipitous headwall of neighboring Huntington Ravine, where there are several rock climbing ...
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 20 year old fell at Tuckerman Ravine while skiing in difficult conditions, officials say. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
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.
The Boott Spur Trail ascends the summit from the east, leaving the Tuckerman Ravine Trail .4 miles (0.6 km) above the Pinkham Notch visitors' center, and ascends, first through woods and scrub, and then in the open above treeline, providing excellent views. The trail ultimately ends at the Davis Path 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the Pinkham Notch ...
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 ...
Western branch from Tuckerman Ravine; New River The Cutler River is a stream located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States . Approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) in length, [ 1 ] it is a tributary of the Ellis River , part of the Saco River watershed flowing to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine .