The FIFTY
Cody Townsend's tour of Huntington and Tuckerman Ravines.
Ski Touring Difficult
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.5 km
- Duration
- 6-7 hrs
- Low Point
- 616 m
- High Point
- 1.7 km
- Gradient
- 52˚
This tour reproduces Cody and crew's route through Huntington and Tuckerman ravines. It goes up Diagonal Gully in Huntington for a descent down the same line. You then climb out the ravine via Central Gully and traverse through the East Snowfields towards Tuckerman Ravine. After dropping down the Chute you ski Little Headwall to the Sherby to get back to Pinkham Notch.
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Description
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO9GtA1L-uE
Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Best time to visit
Features
- Bowl
- Alpine
- Cliffs
- Ski Mountaineering
Equipment required
- Skins
- Ice axe
- Crampons