Tuckerman Ravine - April 2012

The chronology of these last few posts is a bit off, but here is footage from a trip to Tuckerman Ravine that I took with the Osgood twins in late April, just before I headed off to Europe.  This was very late in the season (Sherbourne Trail was only open 1/3 of the way down), but it was a beautiful day and there was plenty of coverage in the bowl despite the year-long snow shortage in the northeast, so the lack of people on the mountain was shocking.

The day featured a warm up on Left Gully, straight into a trip down Chute (my first time).  Definitely give Chute the steepness edge over any of the other lines I have taken (Lip, Left & Right Gully).  We'll see about the headwall next winter. 

After those first two runs, I ate a huge tuna sandwhich.  Big mistake.  Ended up calling it a day, exhaustion and a full stomach made it to tempting to just take a nap in the sun.  The elder Osgood did one more run down Hillman after trying to recover a lost set of skis on Chute - impressive energy!

Anyway, I already posted the still shots from the trip back in April (http://eightyninenorth.blogspot.com/2012/04/tuckerman-still-shots.html), so I'll just leave you with the video.  Again - bright sun = washed out footage.  The lack of a fish eye was also especially frustrating - really no way to appreciate how steep the terrain is.  Cannot wait to get a Go Pro for this season.

Enjoy!