Skiing Mt. Washington After Lockdown // Hillman's Highway

Subscribe! After a long lockdown that kept everyone inside for months, the USFS finally opened up the Cutler River Drainage, which includes Pinkham Notch, Tuckerman Ravine, Huntington Ravine, Gulf of Slides, and of course, Hillman's Highway.
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Gear:
Sunglasses: Smith Wildcat smithoptics.pxf.io/9Wk7ej
Backpack: Norrona Lyngen 45L
Skis: Salomon QST 106 (2019)
Poles: Black Crow Oxus
Helmet: Smith
Goggles: Giro
Touring Gloves: Mammut Passion
Downhill Gloves: Skitrab Gara Overglove
Bindings: Dynafit
Boots: Dynafit Radical
Skins: Pomoca Free Pro 2.0
Pants: Patagonia SnowDrifter bib (2019)
Midlayer: Norrona Lyngen Powerstretch Pro Hoodie
Camera:
Sony a6400
GoPro Hero 8

[@davidlatham845]

Skied Tuckermans 50years ago several times glad to see folks still having fun

[@MacLeanWright]

Definitely! Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it!

[@cooperhodgdon24]

I've hiked up tuckermans it's such a beautiful place to visit my grandfather was a Forrest ranger and loved the mountains off NH glad you guys had fun!

[@MacLeanWright]

Thats amazing!! Thanks for watching 😊

[@gjsullivan55]

Thanks for filming it. I skiied tuckermans in May 82. Nothing like hiking up and skiing there.

[@ttruong225]

the guy with the green qst rips!

[@MacLeanWright]

Hell Yeahh! That’s my dad 😎

[@wbarker3]

Great video! I skied Hillman’s just a few weeks before this. Hiked up in my new boots just to see how they felt and was rewarded w far better skiing than I expected. Such a delight to steal a few late season turns after you think you’re all done.

[@MacLeanWright]

Totally agree. That was a day to remember

[@tylerfranger537]

I hit tucks in June! place is such a dream, can't wait to go back! I wish I hit hillmans!

[@MacLeanWright]

Oh terrific! Definitely check out Hillmans the next time you're up there

[@matthewgallant3622]

We went up in December and ended up just doing Sherburne’s Trail. We wanted to do Hillman’s Highway and the snow fields. Weather wasn’t horrible, but no visibility into the ravine at all so we just snowboarded down Sherb’s.

[@MacLeanWright]

Nice job!!

[@stevegeiger]

Epic vid, thanks!!!

[@MacLeanWright]

Thank you!

[@baileywright8470]

sick dude

[@MacLeanWright]

😎 Thanks

[@mikecronan550]

Tuckermans locked down? WTF!! If you are able to hike 3 miles upto the ravine...... YOU'RE NOT SICK!!

[@MacLeanWright]

Crazy times!

[@spartacus903]

Nice! I’m scoping out a touring setup to get in on this. With mid-season VT and NH tours in mind, Do you think that 106 is overkill?

[@MacLeanWright]

Hey! I don't think the 106 is overkill, I definitely wouldn't go smaller than 100 for a backcountry one ski quiver. Most of the time you're going to be skiing pretty soft snow, so the float is nice on a wider ski. Hope that helps!

[@spartacus903]

@@MacLeanWright Awesome, thanks for the feedback and great video. Cheers

[@taylorandjesscarlino9834]

Do you lock your toe piece for hillmans? Awesome video!

[@MacLeanWright]

No I didn't, I almost never do, unless the risk of a ski coming off is greater than the risk of a torn ACL. The only time I locked my toes was when I was skiing Right Gully in Tuckerman Ravine in the middle of winter, the chute was a really hard wind slab and barely edgeable, so I locked my toes

[@taylorandjesscarlino9834]

@@MacLeanWright Thank you for the response and info!!!!

[@wagabachris5788]

Amazing....I 👌 just 👍 like this

[@MacLeanWright]

Thanks!! 😊