I skied Tuckermans when I was a teenager, went down halfway down the Headwall and finished the run sliding on my back head first, trying to dig in my skis and poles. 🙄 All I could think of is all the hiking I did going to waste. 🤣 One good thing I can say about growing up skiing in NH, wherever you go afterwords seems like Heaven. While everyone else is whining and crying, you're like, this is fantastic, super fast ice.
Another NH skier here. I was in Jackson Hole 15 years ago. Worst conditions they had ever seen. Third day there they closed the place until they got snow. To me it was way better than a typical day at Stowe or Waterville or Loon (way better than Loon … haha). I’m sure it’s financial decision. People don’t ski those conditions out there so they close it down because they’re losing money. Crazy. Skiing NE makes you a better skier. Sorry. I write that as I’m on a plane heading to Vail. Don’t judge. First time in 10 years.
@@lukecico5155 I skied the National championships 5 decades ago at Whiteface. It was easy to tell who was from the Rockies, simply because they were always sliding downhill on their asses.
These return of the turn videos are the best. They feature solid skiing with interesting stories and history. Not linked circus acts with skis on. I'm a fan of ROTT
I spent this summer out West bikepacking the great divide and when people heard I was from the East Coast all I ever heard from them was “aren’t you glad you get to see some real mountains?” I spent all summer defending the East Coast.
Next time tell them that the White Mts used to be taller than the Himalayas and now they're old and beautiful with lots of character. NH is so beautiful. My Mom used to live in Lincoln and my Niece lives in her house now. I went up there to sell it after our Mom passed away, but when I took the exit off 93, there was a fresh dusting of spring snow covering the notch, it was so moving, I couldn't do it. And I live in North Kohala Hawaii, which is spectacular. It's truly a special place on this planet. I'm glad people out west don't get it. I take it back, next time just tell them, yup, it's horrible in NH, so lame, don't go there.
Cool to learn more about Tuckerman Ravine. Did it once. I’ve done lots of dumb stuff on skis, but Tucks was the dumbest. A warm, ‘cold mashed potatoes snow’ spring day- I think I got 4 turns in. Big jump turns, cause those mashed tators weren’t budging. Felt like my heart was busting out of my ears. Crazy adrenaline rush!
Grew up racing at Fryeburg academy and Mt Washington Valley ski team. One of the best places on the east coast. Have not been there in decades but after surviving cancer this year will make the trip late in the late spring! Awesome in the winter and if the wind is right will use power kites as the ski lift, more runs, less work!
🤔Fryeburg Academy, that's in Maine right? I raced for Oyster River High School. Good times. I was thinking about using kites as lifts just the other day. I haven't heard about that for decades. With all the advancements in Kite surfing, you would think Kite skiing would be more popular. It's funny, because I always thought it looked like a great idea, but then decided it must not be so great, since I haven't seen or heard anything about it in decades, until you mentioned it. Maybe I should look into it some more. I live in Hawaii now and ski Mauna Kea, which is kinda rough, going from sea level to almost 14,000 feet in a few hours and then hiking in ski boots. A kite to get back up would open up a lot of backcountry terrain. mahalo.
@@topherdean1024 The kites make awesome ski lifts. Just look at what they are doing in Europe. 4000 vertical feet in 15-20 minutes uphill then they either ski or fly back down. The issue with Mt Washington is the unpredictability of the weather. I have seen it go from 84 and sunny to 33 and blizzard in August over 5 minutes. You have a 6-8 m kite up and the wind goes from 20-30 knots to 70 knots in 5 minutes and you would be lucky to land on Wildcat ski area. I have not done it, a few friends have but they only do it when conditions are perfect and expected to stay that way. Hawaii, the wind is probably much more consistent. Tear it up and send pictures!! I live near Ocean city MD so kite all the time spring to fall. Winters I head back up to Fryeburg when I can and we kite the lakes. If no wind go ski! Win-win either way. But before I die I will have a kite on mt Washington above tree line pulling me all over the presidentials on skis : ) I bet I could kite ski 100+ miles there in the course of about 4-6 hours.......
Great video. As an older person and someone who has Tucks and the area for decades the improvements in ski technology has really made skiing Tucks much easier or at least it has for me. Wide shaped skies have been a game changer. Funny thing is I was one of the last in my group to change. Ski the East.
I still haven't tried fat skis. Last March I was in Tahoe and skied on my all mountain boards and it was incredible. The powder was so deep that my head never came above grade, even on my up weight in between turns. Burrowing. I can see that fat skis would be great in the crud though.
In my sorted youth (1970s) I spent hours climbing Tucks, a brutal effort. I took a break at the top to recharge. Gathered my courage and pushed over the edge of the easiest trail. Made it about 50 feet, fell and slid almost all the way to the bottom. I went home
IMHO these returns of there return videos keep getting better and better , the photography, the commentary and of course the skiing really bring you to another place.WELL DONE
My wife once was something or the other at the New England Ski Museum. She played the movies, That spring I skied HIllmans! About 1987! One of my bucket items!
Fascinating, thank you! I first learned to ski at Alta UT 1972 what has founding Swiss history too … then became a ski instructor Loon Mtn 1974 … but for whatever reason never skiied that and wish I had! I used carry my skis up to Mt Baldy to do the shutes tho :)))
Great in the Summer too. I remember standing on the rim, totally naked and there was a puddle of water on the edge. I scooped it up and watched as the dropps fell to the bottom, sparkling like diamonds. It's amazing to look at in the summer, because it's nothing but cliffs all the way around, I couldn't believe believe anyone could ski that thing. It gives you the idea of how much snow piles up in that bowl, must be hundreds of feet deep.
I respect the plankers but damn Imagine how much more fun those lines are with the freedom of a snowboard.... Once you're sick at both i don't see why you would still ski besides nostalgia.
@@BlizzardTecnica thanks you. Boot salesmen tell me the Cochise won't give me enough support for general skiing and I say well if Marcus can make those turns in the Zero G "touring" boot then the Cochise 130 is certainly adequate for a mere mortal like me. Great skier, great boot, great turns.
@@CC-ys8qq I am a boot fitter still working in the industry, I switched to the Cochise 130 2 years back and haven't missed a beat. Get them on your feet and make the decision. that is right for you not the salespersons agenda.
@@greggberth3091 yeah they are too big for me, width and volume in the foot too bad. Also the metal piece for the touring bindings cuts into my regular alpine binding and took a chunk out of the heel piece.
What?!! Wow, I guess it's been discovered, because when I was a young man, it was rare to even see other ski tracks. You can't really ski Tuckermans until the spring because the avalanche danger is so high. It's really one of the most dangerous avalanche places on Earth, because it snows, and then it rains and then it freezes and then it snows and then it rains and then it freezes.
@@topherdean1024 guy just broke his tibia and was heli lifted out a couple days ago actually. windslab and yeah, @mtadams2009 left gully and hillmans have had well formed moguls in April - may the past two years
Tuckerman is a really cool place to ski but it’s only cool because it’s east of the Mississippi and there’s nothing like it. Put that ravine west of the Mississippi and it wouldn’t even have a name.
Why the hate? If you watch any of Andrew Drummonds videos you would know there are endless lines in the Whites. I ski out west often and Tucks certainly stands up. There are lots of lines the average weekend warrior never ski.
Ya, I agree. Out west gnarly ravines like that are everywhere. The back country out west is as steep as it gets. There's an unlimited amount of terrain that's so gnarly that nobody has ever skied it. No comparison really. But that doesn't mean I don't love Tuckermans or NH, one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Oh, and Mount Washington has killed more people than any other mountain in the United States. Part of the reason for that is that it's so accessible to the ignorant masses, but another part is it has the most dangerous weather patterns. It can go from a gorgeous summer day to a freezing blizzard in a matter of hours. It has some of the highest wind speeds ever recorded, over 200 MPH. Worst avalanche danger too.
@@richardpare3538 No loss, nobody goes east to ski. And the east coast breeds the worst people I've ever met. You can keep the garbage coast and discourage others from migrating west.
@@richardpare3538 And the east coast breeds the worst people I've ever met... Please stay on the garbage coast and tell everyone to stop migrating west
I skied Tuckermans when I was a teenager, went down halfway down the Headwall and finished the run sliding on my back head first, trying to dig in my skis and poles. 🙄 All I could think of is all the hiking I did going to waste. 🤣 One good thing I can say about growing up skiing in NH, wherever you go afterwords seems like Heaven. While everyone else is whining and crying, you're like, this is fantastic, super fast ice.
Another NH skier here. I was in Jackson Hole 15 years ago. Worst conditions they had ever seen. Third day there they closed the place until they got snow. To me it was way better than a typical day at Stowe or Waterville or Loon (way better than Loon … haha). I’m sure it’s financial decision. People don’t ski those conditions out there so they close it down because they’re losing money. Crazy.
Skiing NE makes you a better skier. Sorry.
I write that as I’m on a plane heading to Vail. Don’t judge. First time in 10 years.
@@lukecico5155 I skied the National championships 5 decades ago at Whiteface. It was easy to tell who was from the Rockies, simply because they were always sliding downhill on their asses.
These return of the turn videos are the best. They feature solid skiing with interesting stories and history. Not linked circus acts with skis on. I'm a fan of ROTT
I spent this summer out West bikepacking the great divide and when people heard I was from the East Coast all I ever heard from them was “aren’t you glad you get to see some real mountains?” I spent all summer defending the East Coast.
Talking to through hikers this year they were like oh man. NH is steep! People don’t get it
@@takl23 I agree. I actually thought the first 200 miles of Maine on AT was worse than New Hampshire…..
Next time tell them that the White Mts used to be taller than the Himalayas and now they're old and beautiful with lots of character. NH is so beautiful. My Mom used to live in Lincoln and my Niece lives in her house now. I went up there to sell it after our Mom passed away, but when I took the exit off 93, there was a fresh dusting of spring snow covering the notch, it was so moving, I couldn't do it. And I live in North Kohala Hawaii, which is spectacular. It's truly a special place on this planet. I'm glad people out west don't get it. I take it back, next time just tell them, yup, it's horrible in NH, so lame, don't go there.
Well, I should add, the skiing out West is WAY better than anywhere on the East Coast, like WAAAYYY better.
@@topherdean1024so much better the east coast sucks don’t come here lol
Cool to learn more about Tuckerman Ravine. Did it once. I’ve done lots of dumb stuff on skis, but Tucks was the dumbest. A warm, ‘cold mashed potatoes snow’ spring day- I think I got 4 turns in. Big jump turns, cause those mashed tators weren’t budging. Felt like my heart was busting out of my ears. Crazy adrenaline rush!
🤣That sounds about right.
Grew up racing at Fryeburg academy and Mt Washington Valley ski team. One of the best places on the east coast. Have not been there in decades but after surviving cancer this year will make the trip late in the late spring! Awesome in the winter and if the wind is right will use power kites as the ski lift, more runs, less work!
🤔Fryeburg Academy, that's in Maine right? I raced for Oyster River High School. Good times. I was thinking about using kites as lifts just the other day. I haven't heard about that for decades. With all the advancements in Kite surfing, you would think Kite skiing would be more popular. It's funny, because I always thought it looked like a great idea, but then decided it must not be so great, since I haven't seen or heard anything about it in decades, until you mentioned it. Maybe I should look into it some more. I live in Hawaii now and ski Mauna Kea, which is kinda rough, going from sea level to almost 14,000 feet in a few hours and then hiking in ski boots. A kite to get back up would open up a lot of backcountry terrain. mahalo.
@@topherdean1024 The kites make awesome ski lifts. Just look at what they are doing in Europe. 4000 vertical feet in 15-20 minutes uphill then they either ski or fly back down. The issue with Mt Washington is the unpredictability of the weather. I have seen it go from 84 and sunny to 33 and blizzard in August over 5 minutes. You have a 6-8 m kite up and the wind goes from 20-30 knots to 70 knots in 5 minutes and you would be lucky to land on Wildcat ski area. I have not done it, a few friends have but they only do it when conditions are perfect and expected to stay that way. Hawaii, the wind is probably much more consistent. Tear it up and send pictures!!
I live near Ocean city MD so kite all the time spring to fall. Winters I head back up to Fryeburg when I can and we kite the lakes. If no wind go ski! Win-win either way.
But before I die I will have a kite on mt Washington above tree line pulling me all over the presidentials on skis : ) I bet I could kite ski 100+ miles there in the course of about 4-6 hours.......
Great video. As an older person and someone who has Tucks and the area for decades the improvements in ski technology has really made skiing Tucks much easier or at least it has for me. Wide shaped skies have been a game changer. Funny thing is I was one of the last in my group to change. Ski the East.
I still haven't tried fat skis. Last March I was in Tahoe and skied on my all mountain boards and it was incredible. The powder was so deep that my head never came above grade, even on my up weight in between turns. Burrowing. I can see that fat skis would be great in the crud though.
In my sorted youth (1970s) I spent hours climbing Tucks, a brutal effort. I took a break at the top to recharge. Gathered my courage and pushed over the edge of the easiest trail. Made it about 50 feet, fell and slid almost all the way to the bottom. I went home
🤣THANK YOU! I'm so happy to hear that I'm not the only one. See my comment above, which I wrote before reading yours.
IMHO these returns of there return videos keep getting better and better , the photography, the commentary and of course the skiing really bring you to another place.WELL DONE
Fantastic. Thanks
Caston shows the East Coast love🥰🥰🥰I knew he was a cool guy
I love within sight of Mt. Washington and ski all over the White Mountains. I'm truly blessed to live here!
You sure are. It’s a beautiful place for sure. Take care
My wife once was something or the other at the New England Ski Museum. She played the movies, That spring I skied HIllmans! About 1987! One of my bucket items!
Fascinating, thank you! I first learned to ski at Alta UT 1972 what has founding Swiss history too … then became a ski instructor Loon Mtn 1974 … but for whatever reason never skiied that and wish I had! I used carry my skis up to Mt Baldy to do the shutes tho :)))
Wow, how did you survive going from Alta to Loon?! 🤣
Great video and history! Thank you for sharing.
I really miss this place. Been all over it. Very unique.
There is nothing better than hanging out at the bowl on tucks on a spring day
Great in the Summer too. I remember standing on the rim, totally naked and there was a puddle of water on the edge. I scooped it up and watched as the dropps fell to the bottom, sparkling like diamonds. It's amazing to look at in the summer, because it's nothing but cliffs all the way around, I couldn't believe believe anyone could ski that thing. It gives you the idea of how much snow piles up in that bowl, must be hundreds of feet deep.
Excellent work guys!
Conditions looked pretty good - would've been nice to see some gnarlier lines, cliffs, etc.
Chaulky!
this is such goodness
You got it Marcus! Tucks or Tuckerman's Ravine. Nice to see you out here!
Nice video and story y'all!
My Dad had his stories of hiking up the head wall back in the 50's... one a broken ankle suffered in those old bear trap bindings..
"…all the insane moments…" Like the guy on a lunch tray I saw do the Upper Headwall one year? 😂🤣😂🤣
Love this series :)
Holy shit is right! I used to ski many decades ago but no way I was good enough to tackle that run it’s almost freakin straight down! 😮
at 4:40, which ski area is in the distance? Wish I had the legs and lungs to ski Tucks
Wildcat Ski Area on the Appy.
if you’ve never been to Wildcat, it’s also worth a day’s drive. a classic new england mountain, cold and gnarly!
@@ddaavvee68 That's where I learned to ski. 🥰
Bohemia video this year?
Yaaaaa dude!!
I respect the plankers but damn Imagine how much more fun those lines are with the freedom of a snowboard.... Once you're sick at both i don't see why you would still ski besides nostalgia.
Hell yeah!
I dunno, when I grew up we called it "Tuckerman's Ravine". Discuss amongst yourselves...
What's Marcus boot of choice for this trip up and down?
That's the Tecnica Zero G Peak Carbon he's in!
@@BlizzardTecnica thanks you. Boot salesmen tell me the Cochise won't give me enough support for general skiing and I say well if Marcus can make those turns in the Zero G "touring" boot then the Cochise 130 is certainly adequate for a mere mortal like me. Great skier, great boot, great turns.
@@CC-ys8qq I am a boot fitter still working in the industry, I switched to the Cochise 130 2 years back and haven't missed a beat. Get them on your feet and make the decision. that is right for you not the salespersons agenda.
@@greggberth3091 yeah they are too big for me, width and volume in the foot too bad. Also the metal piece for the touring bindings cuts into my regular alpine binding and took a chunk out of the heel piece.
Definitely Tuckermans
it's mostly moguls in the spring!
I have skied it many times and it’s never been bumped up.
What?!! Wow, I guess it's been discovered, because when I was a young man, it was rare to even see other ski tracks. You can't really ski Tuckermans until the spring because the avalanche danger is so high. It's really one of the most dangerous avalanche places on Earth, because it snows, and then it rains and then it freezes and then it snows and then it rains and then it freezes.
@@topherdean1024 guy just broke his tibia and was heli lifted out a couple days ago actually. windslab
and yeah, @mtadams2009 left gully and hillmans have had well formed moguls in April - may the past two years
Someday I’d love to see a video of skiing in the east where they don’t compare to the west….it stands on its own.
kind of a weak segment on one of the most historical ski spots in the country
Tuckerman is a really cool place to ski but it’s only cool because it’s east of the Mississippi and there’s nothing like it. Put that ravine west of the Mississippi and it wouldn’t even have a name.
Why the hate? If you watch any of Andrew Drummonds videos you would know there are endless lines in the Whites. I ski out west often and Tucks certainly stands up. There are lots of lines the average weekend warrior never ski.
Ya, I agree. Out west gnarly ravines like that are everywhere. The back country out west is as steep as it gets. There's an unlimited amount of terrain that's so gnarly that nobody has ever skied it. No comparison really. But that doesn't mean I don't love Tuckermans or NH, one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Oh, and Mount Washington has killed more people than any other mountain in the United States. Part of the reason for that is that it's so accessible to the ignorant masses, but another part is it has the most dangerous weather patterns. It can go from a gorgeous summer day to a freezing blizzard in a matter of hours. It has some of the highest wind speeds ever recorded, over 200 MPH. Worst avalanche danger too.
Western skier just do not understand Tucks, and never will until they finally do it.
We just don't care about the east coast
@@papagroovecat: Your loss.
@@richardpare3538 No loss, nobody goes east to ski. And the east coast breeds the worst people I've ever met. You can keep the garbage coast and discourage others from migrating west.
@@papagroovecat:
Believe me, the east coasters won't miss people like you.
@@richardpare3538 And the east coast breeds the worst people I've ever met... Please stay on the garbage coast and tell everyone to stop migrating west