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Tuckerman headwall fall

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free2ski89
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I was at tuckermans a few weeks ago with my dad and it was sick. the hikes a bitch but overall it was pretty awesome skiing. I tried the lip first, not too bad- steep, but overall easy. Then i had a red bull and traversed over to the viewers left hand side and climbed up there. DONT CLIMB IT. hikes a bitch, takes about 45 min and no grip with ski boots, let alone any snowboard boots. When i got to the top, the red bull had really kicked in and i traversed over to the head. hadnt seen anyone drop in on it all day, and there werent many tracks down it. i picked what LOOKED like the easiest way down and ended up above a chute narrower than my skis above a 30 footer. I tried hop turning into it, caught an edge, and went down. the pitch was probably like 65 degrees and i was flying head first towards a boulder and this 30 footer. All of a sudden, something whipped me around and i started cartwheeling down the slope. Before i knew it, i was in the air for what seemed like eternity, before i landed on my back and kept cartwheeling down the hill. When i got my senses back everyone there (about 200 people) were applauding and screaming and shit. FUCK IT WAS SCARY. nearly died.
anyone there that weekend or have other stories from tuckermans?

May 3 2005 8:22AM
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nothanks
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I want to go ski tucks, really badly. That sucks for you man, nice to see you survived.



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May 3 2005 9:15AM
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lanks
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wow dude, thats quite intense. luckily, i dont have any similar stories.


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May 3 2005 10:28AM
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ArmadaBC
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wow man you got to take tucks seriously alot of people have gotten killed there good shit though

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May 3 2005 10:32AM
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dilla_says_go
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odds are it wasn't 65 degrees. i think most skis wont even hold an edge at 55.

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May 3 2005 10:35AM
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phatbush
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it is 49 degrees. From: (Tuckerman.org)

May 3 2005 11:00AM
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skieveryday
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^ That sounds like a pretty good source.

But jesus, that fall sounded fucking gnarly. Good to hear you're alright.




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May 3 2005 2:31PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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thats crazy

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May 3 2005 3:20PM
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pikupfulofsnow
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glad to hear your able to have a sense of humor and still have your heart beatin'

May 3 2005 3:24PM
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busta720
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timfortucks.com says the headwall has been measure at 55 degrees in some places, thats gnarly by the way, shits dangerous, lucky you didnt fall into a crevasse, when i went up there last week some park ranger guy with dreads living at the lodge told us that if we fell into a 80ft crevasse (covered by 2in snowbridges that you cant see) that the park rangers wouldnt even try to save you, but i dunno the deepest i fell into was only thigh deep




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May 3 2005 6:28PM
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a-g-b
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Sounds like some intense shit any footy? Anyone?

drop that shit like its hot!
wow thats actually really hot
May 3 2005 6:34PM
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alev
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yea he said snow doesnt hold more that 55 degrees, it was prob 45 degrees, but thats sick man, if u got that on film i would eternally love u



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May 3 2005 6:36PM
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ItsPhil
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good thing you had a red bull

May 3 2005 6:39PM
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rippinbumpskier
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um sum areas of tucks do reach 65 degrees so dont go by the one place but an edge will hold side slipping at 55 degrees

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May 3 2005 6:52PM
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bdskier
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snow barely sticks at 65 degrees, at 60 degrees a 6ft tall man can touch the hill with his elbow standing straight up.

May 3 2005 8:01PM
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.John.
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didn't you lose your skis?

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May 3 2005 8:05PM
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BigMac93
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ommm. ok lets see. i just computed the computations of the degree range of tuckermans and according to my computation source, i am able to infer that it is possible to reach 65 degrees


May 3 2005 8:22PM
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4frntSkier
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that sucks! atleast you dropped a 30 at tucks

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May 3 2005 8:25PM
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DynastarriderGP
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ouch, shits crazy.

May 3 2005 8:49PM
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winterkid33
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vid woulda been sick some one up there likes you

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May 3 2005 9:31PM
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Develop
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yeah thats what i was thinkin too

May 3 2005 11:52PM
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eheath
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video???

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May 3 2005 11:53PM
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May 4 2005 12:44AM
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Ban11
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i didn't know the eastcoast used the degrees system

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May 4 2005 1:36AM
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french_fry
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well im glad that red bull wasnt wasted on a person that was gonna die...





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May 4 2005 1:53AM
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crooks
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i just got back from tucks today, and this guy hiked all the way up the headwall and he dropped one of his skis and it went ALLLLLL the way down to the base of the bowl

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May 5 2005 8:09PM
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SkiingLlama
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I was there a few weeks ago!! and i saw someone pretty much die on the headwall, what exact date did you go.

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May 5 2005 8:59PM
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Bangor
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i @#%@%$$^^kiiiing want to hike tucks to ski it......... damnit i hiked it mid summer about 4 years ago, it was sooo damn steep............. i wanna ski it.

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May 5 2005 9:01PM
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TheStamos
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I gapped all of tuck's i built a 3 foot booter up top and switch rodeo 1260'd it. where is tuckerman's? east coast right?

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May 5 2005 9:05PM
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SkiingLlama
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I also have some footy but its not of the fall, because i was hicking, its of my friend skiing the chute to the skiers right of the head wall.

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May 5 2005 9:09PM
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BillyGoteMan
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shit man i saw that, that was sick

May 5 2005 9:38PM
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ECFS-Attitash
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wow...you guys are idiots.

how 'bout somebody mentions how he should have scouted his line?

what if he had hit someone?

you guys shouldn't be allowed to ski Tuck's nevermind other backcountry if you don't exercise some fucking common sense...

the OP is lucky to be alive.

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Jun 17 2005 11:53AM
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ski8990
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this thread is from a long time ago.

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Jun 17 2005 12:27PM
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AttitashSkier
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yea, tucks is 50 degrees, i think snow will slide if its more than a 55 degree angle and cause an avalanche

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Jun 17 2005 4:51PM
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guddgulf17
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I want to ski it. Sounds intense.

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Jun 17 2005 5:44PM
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skeersrul33
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I was there a few weeks ago... on the 2nd hike up a bunch of boulders came rolling down the hill about 75 yards to the left of me. That was pretty scary, sounded like thunder

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Jun 17 2005 6:00PM
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MrPantyDropper
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65 degrees is definately possible..the steepest ever is 72 degrees

Jun 17 2005 6:01PM
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Beamer12
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sounds like a day

Jun 17 2005 7:26PM
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rippinbumpskier
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is tucks still good to ski any1 no?


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Jun 17 2005 7:46PM
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$westside$
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haha thats awusme,,,,i skied it last year

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Jun 17 2005 7:53PM
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SnowCoast
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The kid almost dies and the first thing that pops into your head is, any footy?

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Jun 17 2005 8:44PM
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alev
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^yes
and its still doable, it will be semi skiable into july easily (as in making like 8 turns and doing it again) and itll be pretty hard to jib something if u wanted to as well

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Jun 17 2005 8:48PM
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bighit
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tucks is dope...i was there and this intense dude hopped a 30 plus footer then straightlined the entire ravine to the base...the whole ravine went nuts....like 1000 people absolutly flipped and it was like a fucking stadium....a very good time

Jun 17 2005 9:38PM
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rippinbumpskier
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when were u there guy??

"100 % columbian, ladies and gentlemen, disco shit"

johnnys in the basement mixing up the medicine, im on the pavement thinkin bout the goverment

johnny likes skinny girls but never turns down a fatty

zig zag filled with the diggity dank green as a bull frog sticky as glue aint gonna stop till the bag is through

belong to a political party called the burnt thumbs
Jun 17 2005 10:00PM
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C.Stone
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TITTY SHIT FUCK ANAL SEX

Jun 17 2005 10:02PM
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E-ZRider
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Wow i would love to see footy of that i would get to the top and shit myself probably

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Jun 18 2005 1:12AM
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bighit
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when i saw the guy do that cliff i think it was two seasons ago...he had on a white full face mask helmut

Jun 18 2005 1:18AM
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