Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is an iconic place. Each year, thousands of skiers and hikers visit the spectacular glacial cirque on the southeast face of the massive mountain.

A snowboarder at Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington was swept into an avalanche caused by a nearby skier Saturday afternoon, said Jeff Fongemie, director of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center.

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“It’s a spring party up there [in Tuckerman’s Ravine] and that’s the way it’s been for a long time,” he said. “We’re building on a long history of that place being a destination.

Tuckerman Ravine is a unique terrain feature by East Coast standards. While New England is no stranger to towering peaks, the majority of terrain is densely covered in trees.

FILE - Tuckerman Ravine is seen at left, about one mile below the summit of 6,288-foot Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, Monday, May 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) ...

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has long made it a favorite spot for expert skiers and snowboarders who are seeking adventure beyo… ...

Tuckerman Ravine has lines ranging from 40 degrees to 55 degrees. The snowboarder was attempting to descend The Chute, located to the left in the Center Bowl, but tomahawked down, reminding ...

Tuckerman Ravine, seen at left in May of 2015, is about a mile below the summit of 6,288-foot Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Credit: AP / Robert F. Bukaty By The Associated Press March 10, 2024 ...

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — A snowboarder narrowly escaped a human-triggered avalanche in Tuckerman Ravine on Wednesday morning.A video from the summit of Wildcat Mountain shows the snowboarder ...