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Mt. Washington Looks so Sick Right Now (NH)

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CrazedSkier1080
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Hopefully making a trip and do some above treeline skiing. Check out these from yesterday(2/23)
Top of Dodge's Drop, looking over to The Lip of Tuckerman
[IMG]http://www.tuckerman.org/photos/tucks/images/2008-02-23%20Top%20of%20Dodge's%20Drop%20with%20the%20Summit%20Cone%20in%20the%20background.jpg[/IMG]


Looking down on Lions Head Winter Route to The Lip of Tuckerman
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Fracture Line in the bowl today (2/24)
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Check out http://tuckerman.org for the rest of info.

anyone in the Northeast wanna hit up Mt. Wash this weekend?
Feb 24 2008 10:53PM
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CrazedSkier1080
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http://www.tuckerman.org/photos/tucks/



sorry those didnt work. just check out the link
Feb 24 2008 10:55PM
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roor
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how sick would it be to ski tucks in pow except for being kill in a huge avalanche
Feb 24 2008 10:57PM
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josh.
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im preety sure mt. wasington b.c. looks sick right now
Feb 24 2008 11:01PM
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mackinnon
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i'm not sure what i was looking at, but looking out from the top of loon made me feel like i was in middle earth or something. and yes, i just made a lord of the rings reference, whatever.
Feb 25 2008 1:02AM
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Piste.Off
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i cant and never never will believe tuckermans is in new hampshire
Feb 25 2008 1:05AM
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treesmann
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im gonnna hit tux when i get home from school (in colorado) this may
Feb 25 2008 1:23AM
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dozerr
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huh?
Feb 25 2008 2:07AM
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bobs
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it belongs in vt if anything. NH isn't exactly known for our dope backcountry and powder days
Feb 25 2008 2:08AM
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titsLOL
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I can't believe it's not buttah!
Feb 25 2008 2:18AM
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farmskier
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That's the sexiest thing I've ever seen. I haven't wanted to be back east all year, but that looks soooo sick.
Feb 25 2008 6:19AM
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fuzz.
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yeee im heading up this weekend to ski tuckermans!!

Feb 25 2008 10:01AM
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BMB
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"Holy dumb fuck!" that would take some BALLS to ski the middle
Feb 25 2008 2:55PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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really sick, hoping to make it up sometime in mid-april... no way i could get up there anytime soon with my course load, damn classes....
Feb 25 2008 3:11PM
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kbrando
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one of my friends worked up there as a caretaker and he told me that a couple weeks ago they had pow that was 3% meaning it is very fluffy and can slide easily. he has skied it many times this winter and worns anyone that goes up not in the spring when the snow is soft to be educated about avalaches and portect yourself
Feb 25 2008 3:49PM
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timmmy
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wind blown
wind loading
wind buffed
wind scroched

take your pick.  oh and the wind loaded slopes have extreme avi danger
Feb 25 2008 4:23PM
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steeplechamp
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skierkev...is he the guy at the harvard cabin?
Feb 25 2008 5:07PM
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oiECSoi
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thats a terrible idea. no one skis tucks until at least late march early april due to massive avy danger and mad wind and bad conditions. if you ski it your almost garunteed an avy right now
Feb 25 2008 5:09PM
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Hairmetaler
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i always see mount washington from stratton and i didnt realize how far from stratton it was. and i found out i thought that mountain belonged out west
Feb 25 2008 5:10PM
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Treestman
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hopefully i make it in april, if not, first  week of may
Feb 25 2008 6:05PM
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fuzz.
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avalanche warnings change daily man so thats not really true at all...and its mt.washington there is always "bad conditions" and a lot of wind lol.
Feb 25 2008 6:24PM
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jason...
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dont be hatin on middle earth
Feb 25 2008 7:01PM
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kbrando
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he was but he came home a few weeks ago but has a friend up there and i think that is where he is located but im not sure
Feb 25 2008 7:40PM
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Tucks
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You can ride up the cog rail and ski down next to it. Looks pretty sick
Feb 25 2008 8:07PM
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JCsteezy
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wats the best time to hit up tuckersmens ravine??
Feb 25 2008 8:10PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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if only the weather was good and the snow not blown
Feb 25 2008 8:30PM
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oiECSoi
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late march, april, and may for spring like conditions. gotta hike quite a bit too
Feb 25 2008 10:08PM
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thegreyarea
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That's not true. People ski tuckermans and the surrounding area the second there's snow. I've done it in late December, mid-January for guiding practice, and know people who've done gulf of slides in mid-feb during high slide danger.

It's all about the slope, the previous conditions, and your willingness to walk away.
Feb 25 2008 10:18PM
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ShredtillURdead
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skiing dodges right now may be the deadliest idea on the east coast...
Feb 25 2008 10:25PM
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CrazedSkier1080
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Thank you for that. I really wasnt even going to respond to that post just because some people are so ignorant.

To everyone out there... There are quite a few people on this site that can actually ski outside of the park. And this may come as a huge shock to you, there's also a number of people on this site that are willing to hike YES HIKE CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! to do some sick skiing. It's a great big world outside of perfectly manicured jumps and rails. Do yourself a favor. Meet some people that know their shit, and go skiing with them on some big and risky terrain. Learn from them and have a great time doing it. Don't be afraid of adverse conditions. Yeah I agree that things like wind and snow make things more dangerous, but with the proper caution and training, you can overcome just about everything.
Feb 25 2008 10:28PM
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treesmann
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that being said, anyone skiing tux in winter conditions should do snow stability tests and be using beacon, probe, and shovel
Feb 25 2008 10:36PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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I LOVE TO BE THERE
Feb 26 2008 9:42AM
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mackinnon
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i have nothing but love for it, haha
Feb 26 2008 3:29PM
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Aenigma
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3% doesn't stress the snowpack very much, so it really doesn't slide easily unless there's a lot on top of something weak or it's wind affected. 
Feb 26 2008 3:36PM
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oiECSoi
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yeah i dont do crazy backcountry because i live on the east coast in mass. not much to do here other than parks. ive done some intense shit outwest before. and your post is just as ignorant and everyone elses, you talk like your a god. relax bud i was just saying MOST people dont ski until late march and april due to imminent avy threat and windblown conditions

Feb 26 2008 3:49PM
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