Tuckerman Ravine is one of the few places in New England where skiers and snowboarders can ride in an open, feature filled bowl, but that doesn’t mean skiers and snowboarders should be jumping off cliffs just because they are there.
Tuckerman is dangerous and people seem to underestimate just how much damage it can do. This skier, for example, probably didn’t think they would back slap as hard as they did while jumping off one of the ravine’s icefalls.
The crowd audibly goes from excited to horrified to excited again as this guy jumps, wipeouts hard, and stands up again. How he managed walk after such a violent crash and tomahawk is beyond me.
Again, Tuckerman Ravine is dangerous. People have died there. So while this video is pretty epic, you shouldn’t be trying something like this yourself. He was lucky to walk away.