A screen grab from the Mount Washington Avalanche Center's website shows the forecast for Thursday, Jan. 10. The new format is better suited for smartphone use.
There have always been avalanches in the White Mountains. In this iconic 1937 Harold Orne photo, your eye is first caught by the racer, but if you look carefully at the Headwall you can see the tracks and debris from at least 5 avalanches. History notes that the race was rerouted from the Headwall to Right Gully that day to minimize the avalanche danger. (COURTESY NEW ENGLAND SKI MUSEUM)
A screen grab from the Mount Washington Avalanche Center's website shows the forecast for Thursday, Jan. 10. The new format is better suited for smartphone use.
Mount Washington Avalanche Director Frank Carus is shown with a crown slab avalanche at Tuckerman's Ravine. (COURTESY PHOTO)
There have always been avalanches in the White Mountains. In this iconic 1937 Harold Orne photo, your eye is first caught by the racer, but if you look carefully at the Headwall you can see the tracks and debris from at least 5 avalanches. History notes that the race was rerouted from the Headwall to Right Gully that day to minimize the avalanche danger. (COURTESY NEW ENGLAND SKI MUSEUM)
GORHAM — On Nov. 18, Frank Carus, director of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, issued a news bulletin announcing big changes coming to the daily Avalanche Forecasts that have been around for decades.
Instead of forecasting avalanche conditions for 18 specific terrain features in Tuckerman and Huntington Ravines, the center would issue a forecast covering the entire northern Presidential Range and seven data points in the Ravines.
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