The mountain will be there. So save it for later.
Kudos to the U.S. Forest Service for its bold move of shutting down the East’s iconic backcountry skiing mecca Tuckerman Ravine from those who can’t save themselves from themselves.
kAm~? (65?6D52J 6G6?:?8[ |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? pG2=2?496 r6?E6C 5:C64E@C 2?5 =625 D?@H C2?86C uC2?< r2CFD HC@E6 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E E96 D62D@? 6?5D @? E96 62DE D:56 @7 E96 C2?86 H:E9 2 4=@DFC6 @C56C :? 67764E 7@C E96 62DE D:56 @7 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?[ :?4=F5:?8 vF=7 @7 $=:56D[ %F4<6C>2? #2G:?6 2?5 wF?E:?8E@? #2G:?6 2?5 2== @7 E96 EC2:=D :? 36EH66?]k^Am
kAm“x? 255:E:@? E@ E96 2??F2= 4=@DFC6 E92E @44FCD E@ E96 D64E:@? @7 E96 %F4<6C>2? #2G:?6 %C2:=[ 2 >F49 =2C86C 4=@DFC6 :D :? 67764E] !:?<92> }@E49 A2C<:?8 =@E H:== 36 4=@D65 E@ E96 AF3=:4[ H:E9 3@E9 E96 4=@DFC6 @C56CD 6?7@C465 H:E9 7:?6D 2?5 6G6? A@DD:3=6 ;2:= E:>6[” 96 HC@E6]k^Am
kAmu:?6D 2C6 FA E@ Sd[___ 7@C 2? :?5:G:5F2= 2?5 S`_[___ 7@C 2? @C82?:K2E:@?]k^Am
kAm|2?J >2J E9:?< E96 C2G:?6 H2D 2=C625J 4=@D65] }@E ECF6]k^Am
kAm~? |@?52J[ E96 |(pr DE@AA65 :ED 6DD6?E:2= 2G2=2?496 3F==6E:?D EH@ >@?E9D 29625 @7 D4965F=6 2D 2 H2J E@ 5:DDF256 324<4@F?ECJ D<:6CD 2?5 C:56CD 7C@> A=2J:?8 E96C6 H9:=6 2=D@ AC@E64E:?8 E96 H6==\36:?8 @7 &]$] u@C6DE $6CG:46 6>A=@J66D 2?5 @E96CD]k^Am
kAmpD :D C@FE:?6 5FC:?8 E96 DAC:?8 D<::?8 D62D@?[ E92E 52J |(pr 2=D@ :DDF65 2 ?@E:46 E92E 2 A@CE:@? @7 %F4<’D H2D 4=@D65 5F6 E@ H2E6C72== 2?5 4C6G2DD6 92K2C5D — 7C@> {F?49 #@4<D E@ E96 E@A @7 E96 w625H2==[ H96C6 :E >66ED E96 p=A:?6 v2C56? %C2:=]k^Am
kAms6DA:E6 >2?52E6D E@ C6>2:? 9@>6 :? >2?J DE2E6D[ =2DE $2EFC52J ;FDE 9@FCD 27E6C v@G] r9C:D $F?F?F’D DE2J 2E 9@>6 @C56C H6?E :?E@ 67764E :? C6DA@?D6 E@ E96 4@C@?2G:CFD A2?56>:4 D@>6 c__ D<:6CD 2?5 C:56CD 7=@4<65 E@ %F4<’D H:E9 >@C6 E92? 92=7 @7 E96 G69:4=6D 4@>:?8 7C@> @FE @7 DE2E6] $<:6CD 7:==65 A2C<:?8 2C62D 2?5 DA:==65 @?E@ #@FE6 `e :? !:?<92> }@E49]k^Am
kAm%92E’D E96 82E6H2J E@ E96 }@CE9 r@F?ECJ 2?5 r@@D r@F?EJ[ }6H w2>AD9:C6’D @?=J 4@F?EJ H:E9 ?@ C6A@CE65 42D6D @7 r~'xs\`h W2D @7 %9FCD52J >@C?:?8 H96? E9:D H2D 7:=65X]k^Am
kAmp=D@ $2EFC52J[ r2CFD H2D :?E6CG:6H65 ?62C %F4<’D 3J $<: E96 (9:E6D @H?6C p?5C6H sCF>>@?5 5FC:?8 2? :==F>:?2E:?8 |(pr @FEC6249 A@542DE 2?5 :?5:42E65 %F4<’D 2?5 wF?E:?8E@? #2G:?6 H@F=5 36 4=@D65 3J E9:D H66<6?5]k^Am
kAmx? E92E |@?52J 3F==6E:?[ E96 &]$] u@C6DE $6CG:46 2?5 |(pr 6?4@FC2865 @FE5@@C =@G6CD E@ ?@E F?56CE2<6 C:D<:6C 24E:G:E:6D 2D :?;FC:6D 4@F=5 =625 E@ C6D4F6D 2?5 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ DAC625 E96 G:CFD]k^Am
kAm!=FD[ 2== 2>6?:E:6D =:<6 D96=E6CD[ 32E9C@@>D[ 2?5 42>A:?8 E92E D6CG:46 E96 C2G:?6[ 2?5 E96 pAA2=249:2? |@F?E2:? r=F3’D !:?<92> }@E49 ':D:E@C r6?E6C[ 2C6 4=@D65]k^Am
kAmxE’D ;FDE A=2:? DEFA:5 E@ D<: E96 C2G:?6 H:E9@FE 6DD6?E:2= :?7@C>2E:@?] qFE E92E H@?’E DE@A E96 D6=7:D9 2?5 :CC6DA@?D:3=6] w@A67F==J E96 4=@DFC6 H:==]k^Am
kAmp 324<4@F?ECJ D<::?8 244:56?E 42? @G6C3FC56? 2? 2=C625J E6?D6 D>2==\E@H? 962=E9\42C6 ?6EH@C<[ AFEE:?8 2== H9@ :?E6C24E H:E9 E96 :?;FC65 A2CEJ 2E C:D<]k^Am
kAm~? |2C49 ac[ 2 D?@H3@2C56C @FE H:E9 2 A2CE?6C G6?EFC65 :?E@ E96 r@=@C25@ 324<4@F?ECJ ?62C E96 D>2== E@H? @7 ~A9:C H:E9 :ED g[___ C6D:56?ED @FED:56 %6==FC:56 2?5 H2D D6C:@FD=J 9FCE 5FC:?8 2 9F>2?\EC:886C65 2G2=2?496] %96 C:56C H2D 56D4C:365 3J ~FED:56 ~?=:?6 2D 2 =@42= >2? :? 9:D b_D]k^Am
kAm“w6 2?5 2 7C:6?5 H6C6 E2<:?8 E96:C D64@?5 CF? @7 E96 52J :? A6C764E DAC:?8 A@H56C H96? 2 D=23 23@FE a 766E 566A 2?5 `d_ 766E H:56 3C@<6 @77 2E ``[d__ 766E[ 42CCJ:?8 9:> =:<6 2 EH:8 :? H9:E6H2E6C] w6 DECF4< >F=E:A=6 EC66D[ DF776C:?8 D6G6C6 A9JD:42= EC2F>2] %96 7@C46 C:AA65 9:D 3:?5:?8D @FE @7 9:D D?@H3@2C5[ =62G:?8 E96> DEC2AA65 E@ 9:D 766E 2D A2:? 4@FCD65 E9C@F89 9:>[” E96 2CE:4=6 DE2E65]k^Am
kAm#6D4F6CD 42>6 E@ 9:D 2:5] “(6 925 >@C6 E92? b_ A6@A=6 :?G@=G65 :? E92E C6D4F6[ b_ A6@A=6 H9@ H@F=5 @E96CH:D6 ?@E 36 E@86E96C 2E 2==[” %@C p?56CD@?[ @?6 @7 E96 C6D4F6CD H:E9 $2? |:8F6= r@F?EJ $62C49 2?5 #6D4F6[ E@=5 %96 }6H *@C< %:>6D] “(96? J@F E9:?< 23@FE 6G6CJ@?6 :?G@=G65 — E96 96=:4@AE6C A:=@E[ E96 =@42= C6D:56?ED H9@ D9@H65 FA E@ 96=A — E9:D :D E@E2==J F??646DD2CJ 4@?E24E 3642FD6 D@>6@?6 >256 2 325 564:D:@?]”k^Am
kAm%96 3@2C56C H2D 2:C=:7E65 E@ 2 9@DA:E2= :? vC2?5 yF?4E:@?[ 2 4:EJ H:E9 >@C6 E92? e_[___ C6D:56?ED[ 2?5 6IA64E65 E@ 36 :? E96 :?E6?D:G6 42C6 F?:E 7@C D@>6 E:>6]k^Am
kAm“(92E 92AA6?D :? EH@ H66<D H96? A6@A=6 ?665 2== E9@D6 365D 7@C A6@A=6 5J:?8 7C@> r~'xs\`hn” p?56CD@? 2D<65]k^Am
kAm“(92E 92AA6?D H96? E92E A6CD@? 86ED r~'xs 7C@> 36:?8 :? E96 9@DA:E2=n %9:D :D 2? F?36=:6G23=J F?AC64656?E65 E:>6] (6 92G6 E@ E9:?< >@C6 C6DA@?D:3=J]k^Am
kAm$2G6 %F4<’D 7@C ?6IE D62D@?]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.