Spring Skiing in Tuckerman Ravine ?

[Billy]

Given the little snow and high temps, is there any hope for spring skiing in tuckerman ravine this year?
If so, any guesses as to the best time?
The MW OBS Wildcat webcam doesn't point at the ravines anymore so it's tough to tell what's still there.
Thanks.

 

[teleskier]

Best source on that is here - http://timefortuckerman.com/

 

[TDawg]

Sooner the better

I was up there just 3 days ago, on Thursday. The day with the widespread undercast in the Whites, top 5 day in the mtns for me.

Looked like early to mid-April, so still pretty good. Trouble is, its only March. This week of sun and temps in the 50s is gonna hit it pretty hard, I think. Lows over night only in the 40s too, so not good. Recent photos I've seen show slough runnels in the Lip and Headwall area.

Been meaning to put a short report up, so stay tuned.

 

[freighttrain48]

I was in the bowl yesterday, Hillmans and Left Gully were the best choices, lobster claw is done and top of right gully is bare. The waterfall to the left of the slucie has started. Gonna be a very short season and the snow is really mushy with the lack of freezing temps at night. The sherbie was skiable top to bottom if you dont mind cutting over grass but the bottom will be closed this week I would Imagine. Saw David Metsky, but he was heading to Gulf of Slides, maybe we will chime in with a Gulf of slides update.

 

[David Metsky]

Gulf of Slides was great on Sunday, but the Gulf snowfields are ending quickly and you won't be able to skin in/ski out for much of the length of the trail after this weekend.

 

[freighttrain48]

some photos of yesterday

notice this guys skinning technique this is right before the first aide cache

notice the sluffing on the headwall and the open water on the lip

best sking in the bowl was here

 

[freighttrain48]

Gulf of Slides was great on Sunday, but the Gulf snowfields are ending quickly and you won't be able to skin in/ski out for much of the length of the trail after this weekend.

think I will be able to skin in and ski out tuesday?

 

[mtruman]

While we were waiting in the parking lot at Appalachia on Saturday there were a bunch of people coming out of woods carrying skis. I asked one of the groups if they'd actually had a chance to use them and the response was "hell yes! - the headwall on King Ravine is awesome!". I saw numerous pictures of King Ravine from various hikers photos on Saturday (including one that pointed out some skiers in the middle of the wall). I still simply can't believe that this is doable (but then again I think I'd personally just as soon jump off a bridge as go over the lip on Tucks).

 

[David Metsky]

Here's the King Ravine trip report - http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14889

It gets skied most years.

 

[mtruman]

Here's the King Ravine trip report - http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14889

It gets skied most years.

Was probably the guys we talked to in the parking lot. Amazing! Did a quick search and found a bunch of other old trip reports with even crazier photos. One actually talked about skiing from the summit of Adams all the way to the parking lot in Appalachia (on the hiking trails). Yikes!