Extreme Skier Falls off Cliff at Tuckerman Ravine
Up near the top Mount Washington, one of the best extreme, backcountry skiing areas on the East Coast lies Tuckerman Ravine. Famous for the amazing snow and difficult terrain that is relatively easy to get too (depending on the season, only a 1km hike in the spring, longer in the winter). Tuckerman Ravine is also very popular, attracting thousands of visitors on spring weekends. There’s even a t-bar up there that’s operational now.
In this backcountry ski video, we see a skier attempt to go down Lunch Rocks on the Ravine. It doesn’t look like he’s a very good skier and it doesn’t look like he scouted out the decent. He does a couple turns between the cliffs and tries to stop at the top of a cliff, only to fall off the cliff head first. Good lesson here, don’t stop near the edge of a cliff, better yet, he shouldn’t have tried to stop at all!
Remember, always scout out your area and don’t go on terrain that is over your head.
Actually, the description isn’t correct on this. One, it’s a snowboarder. Two, he did not stop at a cliff. Three, I shot the movie, so I should know. Thanks.
Now that I looked more carefully at the video, and your description on youtube, I see I made a mistake.
Anyway, still a sweet video and funny fall.