Skiing Tuckerman Ravine in December.

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2025

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  • @extreme_ryan_delena
    @extreme_ryan_delena  19 днів тому +12

    Merry Christmas yall! Hope everyone’s enjoying the snow somewhere 🎄

  • @SOLOIIguru
    @SOLOIIguru 17 днів тому +5

    Probably the best pow I’ve seen anyone ski there!
    Always looks like boilerplate crust in every other video.
    Thanks for bringing us along for the epic ride!

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  17 днів тому

      @@SOLOIIguru Anytime! Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @2GUYZFISHING
    @2GUYZFISHING 17 днів тому +13

    30 years ago, I went up there with two buddies. We hiked up on a Friday afternoon, with plans to camp for the night and ski the next morning. We were young and didn’t know the rules. Pitched our tent, started a fire and began cooking supper…..turkey drumsticks. We heard somebody yelling, which was weird because we thought we were alone on the mountain. It was Ranger Rick! He was extremely upset! He said he hadn’t smelled a campfire up there in 20 years! He educated us on the “rules”. We didn’t have enough cash to stay in the hut, so we hiked down to that bridge you went over and spent the night on the bridge in our sleeping bags. I think he ticketed us as well.

  • @peterseeley1815
    @peterseeley1815 13 днів тому +1

    Glad you enjoyed yourself.. You appear very knowledgeable about the area. I use to hike and ski there 50 years ago. Keep on skiing. Thank you for the post

  • @SteveS-d1b
    @SteveS-d1b 14 днів тому +1

    Awesome run. Tucks at its best, you earned it. Thanks for sharing.

  • @SkiingBiologyGod
    @SkiingBiologyGod 18 днів тому +3

    Epic skiing bro, looking forward to the rest of the season!

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  18 днів тому

      @@SkiingBiologyGod Thank you! Gonna be a good one I’ve got a feeling !

  • @glennwilson6249
    @glennwilson6249 7 днів тому +1

    Memories!!🏕️🌲⛷️. Thanks..

  • @jeremywhite3504
    @jeremywhite3504 13 днів тому +1

    That was awesome! I really enjoyed watching your video and am glad you had a great day up there. If I may make a request...it would be great to see you look back at Tuckermans when you get to the bottom and to point out which lines you actually skied. I've never skied it, but watch a fair amount of content about it and thought your video would be perfect for something like this. I recognize most folks already know or can figure out which lines you're skiing, but that's just my two cents. Nevertheless, I'll be subscribing to catch more content and follow your journey. Great video!

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  13 днів тому

      @@jeremywhite3504 Thank you! Great feedback. I’ll be sure to include that the next video I record.

  • @neilmeiskey5482
    @neilmeiskey5482 19 днів тому +2

    I don’t have the skills (plus I am old!). Looks like a great adventure! Keep it up. Merry Christmas 🎄

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  19 днів тому +2

      You’re never too old for the mountains! Merry Christmas to you as well.

  • @michaelregan427
    @michaelregan427 19 днів тому +1

    Great video, have an awesome Christmas!

  • @NoahEastCoastSkier
    @NoahEastCoastSkier 19 днів тому +6

    All that snow on tucks but Wildcat still has 6 trails open lol

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  18 днів тому +5

      Lmaooo Wildcat suffers from the wind always blowing snow off of it, and having literal boulders all over their trails lol. Worst comes to worst, the unmarked glades never close 😉

  • @PeakedHill
    @PeakedHill 17 днів тому +1

    Wow that an epic day for Tucks😂

  • @UncleTravelingMatt2
    @UncleTravelingMatt2 18 днів тому +1

    My first time on Tuckerman Ravine, I was 20, my friends and I pitched a tent at 4am in Pinkham Notch to camp out and snowboard it. At 6am rangers woke us up, so we packed up and went after it 😅 this was 18 years ago. We do a little better now

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  18 днів тому +1

      @@UncleTravelingMatt2 That’s an awesome story! You got the legal alpine start.

    • @UncleTravelingMatt2
      @UncleTravelingMatt2 18 днів тому +1

      @ Next time we camped at Dolly Cop down the road 😆

  • @itsdawomb
    @itsdawomb 14 днів тому +2

    The average East Coast expert should not ski tucks for the first time before April. The avalanche risk is just too great before the snow settles into corn and the daily freeze/thaw cycle you get in spring.
    Warmer weather makes rescue easier as well in case of injury.
    Stay safe out there!

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  14 днів тому +1

      @@itsdawomb Far from my first time. I’ve actually skied 84 out of the 91 routes in the guidebook ;)
      But I agree with your advice, it’s a different animal mid winter, and for a first timer spring would be better.

  • @sweeneymotorsports82
    @sweeneymotorsports82 18 днів тому +1

    I need to get up there soon!

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  18 днів тому

      @@sweeneymotorsports82 Weather window looking prime for Friday - Sat!

  • @frankventre7420
    @frankventre7420 18 днів тому +1

    Nice runs Ryan. Be safe

  • @chrissprague5209
    @chrissprague5209 16 днів тому +1

    Insane good man

  • @brandonduval6486
    @brandonduval6486 14 днів тому +1

    Love the old ho jos

  • @sloth_apocalypse6577
    @sloth_apocalypse6577 17 днів тому +1

    What boots are you using with those black editions? I have some 94 tours with the same bindings. Not super happy with my boots though. I have some backland xtd 120s from last year. Cool video!

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  17 днів тому

      Those are Nordica Striders, a little heavy but I’m a big fan of em for the downhill performance.

  • @stevenwarner7348
    @stevenwarner7348 17 днів тому +1

    Isn't that "Hillman's Highway" ~ on the left. ??? Not actually "The Bowl". So to speak. ??? Just don't know "these days." Maybe names have changed. Yea, I (was) usually there in April to May. Oh well. Still fond memories. Thanks so much for this one. 〰✨🌿👍🌿✨〰

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  17 днів тому +2

      Hillmans Highway is much further left. The left side of the bowl is Left Gully.

  • @filipjanku2809
    @filipjanku2809 19 днів тому +1

    Merry Xmas!!! I was really tempted to go this past Sunday (which is probably the day you were up there). I was worried about too sketchy avy conditions for a solo venture so I skied Moosilauke instead. Of course I regret my choice after watching your amazing video. What was the first run before you skied the Left Gully?

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  18 днів тому +1

      This video was actually taken before the rain, I spread my content out so I can so weekly uploads. Occasionally I will rush content so people can see current conditions, especially with rare lines, but since the rain was coming I figured it wasn’t super consequential. So you likely made the right call. I was on the cog on Saturday and wind was nuking, lots of shooting cracks. I imagine Sunday would’ve been sketchy. The first line I skied was Chute North Variation. I hiked into it from the bottom since it was closed out at the top.

    • @filipjanku2809
      @filipjanku2809 18 днів тому

      @@extreme_ryan_delena so funny. Cog was may primary choice instead of Tucks but I was worried about the wind. It looks like it was really windy.

  • @Ticatsfanx351
    @Ticatsfanx351 18 днів тому +1

    You see that big avy on Hillmans Highway?

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  18 днів тому +1

      @@Ticatsfanx351 Just saw the footage this morning. Wild !

    • @Ticatsfanx351
      @Ticatsfanx351 17 днів тому +1

      @extreme_ryan_delena glad no one was in it. Made me think of ur video after watching it the day before. Good reminder the east coast can still kick your ass

    • @extreme_ryan_delena
      @extreme_ryan_delena  17 днів тому +1

      @ Oh yeah! You should’ve seen the avalanche in Jefferson Ravine last year ! Took out so many trees.

  • @cfgauss71
    @cfgauss71 16 днів тому +2

    I bet you wish there was a ski lift 😊

  • @johnklaus9111
    @johnklaus9111 18 днів тому +1

    What? 😂 amazing

  • @AlpineRhythm
    @AlpineRhythm 18 днів тому +1

    I'm just jealous you got away with camping in the AMC lot

  • @shaunflaskamper9881
    @shaunflaskamper9881 14 днів тому

    Nice video. I hope you invest in a drone

  • @knmjk
    @knmjk 16 днів тому

    why

  • @theirishman8356
    @theirishman8356 17 днів тому +1

    Hike up in the spring. Still plenty of snow in the bowl. Take about 3 hrs. Depends if your a fast hiker. I did it in 2.15 hrs. ⛷️