Skier slides down Tuckerman Ravine.
Skier slides down Tuckerman Ravine.

Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire is a New England backcountry skiing mecca, turning into a party when the timing is right. But it is not a walk in the park. To start it requires a fairly long and steep hike to access the top, and the skiing or snowboarding can be pretty rough and difficult. Plus when people do fall, as we see below, it can be quite devastating.

Hiking Tuckerman’s Ravine on Mount Washington in New Hampshire along the Chute. A friend and I are standing behind the boulder to avoid oncoming sluff. I was filming for really no reason other than to capture the size of sluff coming down the hill. Then, this guy cuts in between us for, at the time, I thought no reason. That was not the case…

Two seconds later, a helpless girl comes flying face first down the mountain at a barreling speed (40-45 MPH) on a 55 degree slope. Roughly 150 pounds of woman, clothing and ski gear rifles down the hill and continues to take out on an unsuspecting hiker.

It looks like a scene out of some disaster movie. The way the snow keeps tumbling, the horror in her voice. It certainly sends a shiver down your spine.

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